Tennis-Querrey given suspended $20,000 fine for quarantine breach

[ASFN Admin]

Querrey, 33, was withdrawn from the tournament after he returned a positive COVID-19 test a day before the main draw began but left the country on a private plane despite being placed in isolation by Russian authorities. The ATP called Querrey's conduct "contrary to the integrity of the game" but added that the fine will be lifted if Querrey does not commit further breaches of health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 within a probationary six-month period. The governing body also said it took Querrey's "many years of otherwise good standing with the ATP and other mitigating factors" into consideration when deciding on a suspended fine.

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