Tennis star Sam Querrey, his wife and eight-month-old son fled Russia in a private jet after testing positive for coronavirus
- Sam Querrey dropped out of the St Petersburg Open after a positive Covid test
- He, his wife Abby Dixon and their son Ford left the country on a private jet
- The ATP is launching an investigation into Querrey’s ‘serious breach to protocol’
Sam Querry has fled Russia on a private jet after he and his family tested positive for coronavirus.
The US tennis star dropped out of the St Petersburg Open on Monday after they received their positive test results.
Querrey is said to have fled the country on a private jet with wife Abby Dixon and their eight-month-old son Ford in what ATP are calling a ‘serious breach of protocol’.
The test came before the 49th ranked in the world tennis player’s match against second-seeded Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the main draw.
US tennis star Sam Querry fled St Petersburg with his wife Abby Dixon and eight-month-old son Ford after the family tested positive for coronavirus
Querry and Dixon were instructed to quarantine for 14 days in their five-star Four Seasons Hotel. But they were then told they would be visited by a doctor and could be forced to stay in hospital if they were found to have symptoms
He and his family were instructed to quarantine for 14 days in their five-star Four Seasons Hotel.
But they were then told they would be visited by a doctor and could be forced to stay in hospital if they were found to have symptoms.
Fearing they could be separated from their son in a foreign country due to their mild symptoms, Querrey and Dixon reportedly ordered a private jet to whisk them out of Russia.
They are now staying in an unknown ‘nearby European country’ according to freelance journalist Ben Rothenberg.
He dropped out of the St Petersburg Open on Monday after they received their positive test results
The family sat at the back of the jet to avoid exposing the pilots to the virus and are now staying in an AirBnB.
In an email to players and members, the ATP said: ‘The ATP is aware of an incident regarding a player’s serious breach of protocol relating to COVID-19 at this week’s St. Petersburg Open.
‘Adhering to health and safety protocols is critical to ensure events take place safely within the guidelines established by local authorities.
In an email to players and members, the ATP said it would launch an investigation into the ‘serious breach of protocol’
‘Players and their support team members are reminded that breaches of protocol can jeopardise an event’s ability to operate and have repercussions on the rest of the Tour.
‘In accordance with ATP’s Code of Conduct, we are taking this matter extremely seriously and an investigation is underway.’
Querrey is entered in further events in the rest of the 2020 ATP Calendar, including the Paris-Bercy Masters beginning on October 31.
If the ATP deems the breach of protocol a ‘serious offence’ after its investigation, Querrey could be fined up to $100,000 and/or suspended from the ATP for up to three years.