FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2020 - Reilly Opelka of the U.S. speaks to chair umpire Carlos Bernardes during the match against Italy’s Fabio Fognini. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
(Reuters) - Tennis umpire Carlos Bernardes has been hospitalised after suffering a heart attack while in quarantine in Melbourne ahead of next month's Australian Open, local media reported on Thursday.
Photos of Bernardes being wheeled into an ambulance were posted on social media on Wednesday. Both Tennis Australia and the ATP did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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