US tennis player Tennys Sandgren flies to Australian Open despite positive Covid test

The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious

The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren has arrived in 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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