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Cirstea, Putintseva, Bencic regret agreeing to play the 2021 Australian Open

Tennis players who are forced to quarantine in their hotel rooms for two weeks because some people on their flights to Melbourne have tested positive for COVID-19 are now complaining because they will not be able to practice properly and get ready for the demands of high-level competition.

Sorana Cirstea of Romania says that the rules changed overnight, as before deciding to fly to Australia she was informed that she would need to fully isolate only if her team member or cohort tests positive.

The most vocal on social media are Sorana Cirstea, Yulia Putintseva and Belinda Bencic, who decided to play the Australian Open assured that they would have daily five-hour quarantine exemption for practice, gym and rehab.