Russian tennis star Rublev says he has a positive COVID-19 case – Society and culture

MOSCOW, December 27. / TASS /. Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev was diagnosed with a positive new coronavirus case, the athlete said on his Twitter account.

“I’m currently in Barcelona and unfortunately I got a positive COVID-19 test. I have minimal symptoms,” he said. “I am isolated and follow all protocols under medical supervision.”

“As you know, I’m fully vaccinated and preparing for tournaments – the ATP Cup and the Australian Open,” he continued. “Now I have to recover and I won’t go to Melbourne until it’s safe for everyone.”

“I’m very upset and worried about what’s going on,” the player said. “Take care of yourself and the people around you. I’ll get back to court as soon as possible.”

Rublev is currently ranked 5th in the world in the ranking of The Association of Tennis Professionals and is the winner of eight ATP tournaments. The Russian player also reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournaments four times, namely the 2017 and 2020 US Open, the 2020 French Open and the 2021 Australian Open.

She is also the winner of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Gold Medal in the mixed doubles (she played in pairs with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova) and the winner of the 2021 Davis Cup.