US tennis player Tennys Sandgren flying to Australian Open despite positive Covid test
by Luke Henriques-Gomes and Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#5CTDB)
The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious
The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren is bound for Melbourne after Tennis Australia reportedly intervened so he could board a charter flight despite testing positive for coronavirus.
In a series of tweets on Thursday, Australian time, Sandgren initially suggested he would not be able to board the flight for the Australian Open, writing Covid positive over thanksgiving" and Covid positive on Monday".
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