Renowned Tennis umpire, Carlos Bernardes suffers heart attack in Melbourne Quarantine

Renowned Tennis umpire, Carlos Bernardes suffers heart attack in Melbourne Quarantine

Carlos Bernardes

Carlos Bernardes

Renowned Tennis umpire, Carlos Bernardes was rushed to the hospital after he suffered a heart attack while quarantining in Melbourne. The Brazilian tennis official is staying in one of the hotels in Melbourne to serve out his 14-day mandatory quarantine period.

A picture of Bernardes being taken to the hospital has been posted on social media but there has been no official confirmation from local authorities on the same. It is understood that the Brazilian is now doing well following the medical emergency.

Australian media have reported that Bernardes was in hard quarantine after a member on his chartered flight tested positive for covid-19. At present, there are 72 players confined to hard quarantine and they will not be allowed to leave their rooms for 14 days.

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“Bernardes ‘recovering’ and ‘fine’ after heart attack,” says fellow Brazilian official

Carlos Bernardes is now fine and recovering

According to Brazilian tennis official, Ricardo Reis, Bernardes has suffered no complications and is fine post his heart attack. Reis has issued a statement highlight Bernardes’ statement which has been published by Tenis Brasil.

“He had a heart attack in the morning. We are at the same hotel. When I saw the ambulance arrive, I even sent him a photo saying that someone was not well, and he said: I was the one who called. I am in pain. In the chest and such,” he said.

“Luckily he called quickly and the service came too. It was a heart attack, the veins was clogged. But he was medicated and he spent a few hours in the hospital taking medication. We spoke several times yesterday afternoon and evening,” he added.

“Now, in the morning [Thursday], I haven’t talked to him yet. But he was well and medicated. They were going to put on a stent, but he didn’t have to. They had the veins unblocked and etc. And he was fine. In the afternoon and at night he was fine, we talked in the afternoon and at night and everything was fine,” Reis concluded.

Bernardes is an experienced Tour official who has worked on the ATP tour since 1990. He has also taken charge of high-profile matches such as two US Open finals in 2006 and 2008, as well as the 2011 Wimbledon final.

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