De Minaur says he is vaccinated amid reports of falsified certificate | Tennis News

Alex de Minaur has sought to clear his identify amid studies he was being investigated for getting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificates, with the Australian saying on Thursday he’s ‘100% clear’ he has taken two pictures.
Media studies alleged the 23-year-old purchased a falsified certificates to show he had taken two pictures of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I acquired my first dose of the vaccine in London final summer time and the second on the Hospital La Paz in Madrid,” De Minaur wrote on Twitter

“Information got here out immediately that the hospital is below investigation for offering falsified COVID certificates to a few of its sufferers. I wish to make it 100% clear that I acquired my second shot, that I’ve a very legitimate, correct and true vaccination file.
“I’m not “below investigation” in any method as is being prompt and my identify is related to this story just because I used to be a affected person on the hospital (as many 1000’s of others have been).”
De Minaur was knocked out within the fourth spherical of final month’s Australian Open.
The season-opening Grand Slam required gamers to indicate proof of vaccination to compete — a rule that led to unvaccinated world primary Novak Djokovic being deported.
The ATP Tour’s rule guide states submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination file quantities to a violation of its code and is punishable by a wonderful of as much as $100,000 and/or suspension from its tournaments for a interval of as much as three years.