Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev suffers COVID-19 in a mild form, he has time to recover by the Australian Open, President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev told Sport Express.

“The disease is easy. Everything goes in a mild form, without visible symptoms. How will the disease affect participation in the Australian Open? I can only guess. There is still time, logically everything should be fine. By the way the disease proceeds, there is enough time, ”Tarpischev said.

Rublev on Monday announced that he had contracted the coronavirus and was in self-isolation in Barcelona. According to the fifth racket of the world, he was fully vaccinated and was preparing to participate in the ATP Cup as part of the Russian national team and the Australian Open.

One of the leading Russian tennis players was diagnosed with coronavirus Tennis Rublev won Olympic gold in mixed doubles with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Tokyo in 2021, and won the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup with the Russian national team last season.

The ATP Cup kicks off in Sydney on January 1, the Russians are in Group B with teams from Italy, Austria and Australia. The Australian Open will take place from 17 to 30 January.

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