Report: Tommy Haas in swine flu scare

Nov 3, 2009, 8:46 GMT

Hamburg - German tennis player Tommy Haas was due to know later Tuesday whether he has fully overcome a bout of swine flu which has sidelined him for the past fortnight.

The Bild daily said on Tuesday that Haas was infected with the H1N1 virus last week and quoted him as saying that he was bed-ridden for three days at the tournament in Stockholm two weeks ago and then got confirmation from a test carried out in Munich.

'It started after the (first round) game. A sore throat, and then shivering fits and a fever during the night. It was really bad for three days and I could not leave my hotel room. I felt really bad,' Haas told Bild.

'I did the test because I suspected swine flu. The test was positive. Naturally that was a shock for me.'

Haas, 31, said he was feeling better by now, hopes to be back in training soon, and said his fitness helped him overcome the illness.

'I am quite calm now. I know that swine flu is a severe kind of flu. If if you are in a good physical condition like me then you can beat this flu fairly quickly,' Haas said.

Swine flu is more and more affecting the world of sport.

Athletes in various countries have suffered from the disease and in France a first division football game between Olympique Marseille and Paris St Germain had to be cancelled last month.

Confronted with swine flu and a regular flu epidemic, Ukraine may decide to have Wednesday's Champions League match between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan played behind closed doors.