His positive corona test was fatal for the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens: Benoit Paire. © APA/afp / KARIM SAHIB

Tennis ace rages: not allowed to go home after US Open exit

Defeat in the singles, out in the doubles: Belgian tennis player Kirsten Flipkens would actually be on the plane back to Europe. But because she had contact with the Frenchman Benoît Paire, who tested positive for the coronavirus, during the US Open, she is not yet allowed to leave New York.

September 04, 2020

From: dpa