Spain's Fernando Verdasco questioned the French Open's COVID-19 testing protocols on Friday after having to withdraw from the tournament due to a positive result, which he deemed was false.
- Spain’s Fernando Verdasco questioned the French Open’s COVID-19 testing protocols on Friday after having to withdraw from the tournament due to a positive result, which he deemed was false.
Verdasco, 36, pulled out of the final Grand Slam of the year in Paris on Thursday, alongside Canada’s Milos Raonic and Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic. “My team and family travelled to Paris on Tuesday... they all tested negative except me. I explained my history and situation to try to request another test...
Verdasco said he had undergone two Polymerase Chain Reaction tests and an antibody test since his withdrawal from the French Open and returned a negative result in all three tests.
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