Sam Querrey defends his escape from Russia, says he did it for household

American Sam Querrey, who was sanctioned by the ATP for breaching COVID-19 protocols on the St Petersburg Open in October, has defended his actions, saying he did what he felt was proper as a father and a husband.
Querrey left Russia in a non-public jet along with his spouse and child son in spite of everything three examined constructive for the virus earlier than the beginning of the match, sneaking out of their lodge early within the morning with out informing reception.
The ATP, the boys’s governing physique, handed the 33-year-old a suspended $20,000 fantastic which might be lifted if Querrey doesn’t commit additional breaches of well being and security protocols associated to COVID-19 inside a probationary six-month interval.
“I had to make a decision between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. the next day,” Querrey informed Sports Illustrated in an interview.
“I had my wife there, and I had my baby there, and as a human decision, I was like, ‘Hey, I don’t feel comfortable with this.’ So we made the decision to charter a plane and leave.”
Querrey mentioned he was able to quarantine within the match lodge for 2 weeks after testing constructive however after two days he was informed he was not welcome on the lodge and medical doctors would decide in the event that they needed to quarantine in a hospital as a substitute.
The American mentioned lack of readability made it obligatory for him, his spouse, and their seven-month-old son to fly to London and quarantine at an Airbnb.
“I felt as a father and a husband there’s a human element to this, and I had to do what I feel like is right,” he mentioned, including that the flight price him about $40,000 plus and he needed to additionally pay for the keep in London for 2 weeks.
“I wasn’t willing to let our family go to a hospital for a minimum of two weeks where we were at.”
Querrey mentioned he was “frustrated” with the media protection of the incident.
“It made it seem like I just got COVID and bounced. I didn’t feel how it was portrayed after that was fair,” Querrey mentioned.