The Austrian has tested negative three times for Covid-19.Dominic Thiem has been cleared by medical staff to play at this weekend’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown.
The Austrian was at last week’s Adria Tour event in Belgrade along with Grigor Dimitrov, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. By that time Thiem was already in the South of France and was just about to play his second match of the weekend.
According to the tournament, Thiem has been tested three times, and was negative each time, his agent confirmed to Tennis Majors.
For week 3 of @UTShowdown, @ThiemDomi has been given the go-ahead from medical staff 👇 https://t.co/tbiLmupYPh
— Tennis Majors (@Tennis_Majors) June 22, 2020
He will be in the lineup this weekend provided he does test positive.
It has been over a week since Thiem was in contact with Dimitrov, and it is not known exactly if Dimitrov contracted Covid-19 before or after his weekend in Belgrade.
Unfortunately the science on what negative tests mean for people who are exhibiting no symptoms isn’t entirely clear. Some test negative until the virus has had time to replicate and show up at a high enough level to be detectable. With each passing day, it becomes less likely that an asymptomatic person would produce a false negative test.
In addition to Dimitrov’s positive test on Sunday, Borna Coric also tested positive. Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Marin Cilic have all announced that they have tested negative but will self-isolate for the next fourteen days.
