FILE PHOTO: Aug 5, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Bernard Tomic from Australia hits a shot against Roberto Bautista Agut from Spain (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An ailing Bernard Tomic told the chair umpire during his Australian Open qualifying match on Tuesday that he would test positive for COVID-19 within days and later posted on social media that he had been told to isolate.
The mercurial Australian had his Melbourne Park hopes dashed after a 6-1 6-4 defeat by Russia's Roman Safiullin.
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