Sandgren gets OK to fly to Australia despite COVID-19 result
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American Tennys Sandgren forced an early clarification of the COVID-19 rules as the first of 15 charter flights began flying Down Under to deliver players for the Australian Open. The two-time Australian Open quarterfinalist was given a special clearance to board one of the flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne despite testing positive to COVID-19 in November and again on Monday. Under tournament protocols, all players had to to return a negative test before boarding their flights to Australia and would be subjected to further testing on arrival and daily during a 14-day period of quarantine. Sandgren received an exemption after Australian health officials assessed his case history.
By DENNIS PASSA
AP Sports Writer
