"At Roland-Garros, there was an epidemic of Covid-19 and nobody talked about it" claims Cornet

"At Roland-Garros, there was an epidemic of Covid-19 and nobody talked about it" claims Cornet

by Evita Mueller

Last updated

Marin Cilic and Matteo Berrettini were both forced to withdraw from the 2022 Wimbledon due to COVID-19, but Alize Cornet says, the situation was much different at the Roland Garros.

In the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon, Alize Cornet defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 7-6(5) but after the match, she spoke also about something else than her performance. After already two seeded players were forced to withdraw from the tournament, she opened up about withdrawals and COVID-19 at the previous Grand Slam, Roland Garros.

“When we see that Krejcikova is withdrawing and that the whole locker room is sick… We may have all had the flu, three symptoms, a scratchy throat and we’re playing, everything’s fine. At Roland-Garros, there must have been a few cases and it must have been a tacit agreement between us. We are not going to self-test to get ourselves into trouble. I’ve seen girls wear masks because they didn’t want to pass it on… But I won’t say more about it.”

Alize Cornet

“Some have the flu, some have gastro-enteritis. Some tournaments had carnage because of not very fresh foods. Two, three, four withdrawals. Bad luck, that’s it. Is anyone thinking about a sanitary protocol for stomach bugs? Now Covid is part of our lives and habits. To have big names out, their names in the media, it can spread the fire and it makes me nervous” 

Alize Cornet

“The Covid, now, has become commonplace. There are vaccines. There have always been injuries and illnesses. At Roland-Garros, there was an epidemic of Covid-19 and nobody talked about it. In the locker room, everyone had it and we said nothing.”

Alize Cornet

0 Comments

You may also like