US participant Cori Gauff serves towards Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova throughout their ladies’s singles … [+]
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American tennis star Coco Gauff introduced Sunday she has examined constructive for Covid-19 and can withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
The 17-year-old phenom introduced she examined constructive simply earlier than she was to go away for Tokyo. It’s unclear if she has been vaccinated.
Gauff is at present ranked No. 25 on the earth and is the No. 4 American girl.
She reached the quarterfinals on the French Open and the fourth spherical at Wimbledon.
Gauff was anticipated to guide a 12-person American contingent that features Jennifer Brady, Jessica Pegula and Alison Riske in ladies’s singles.
“Your complete USA Tennis Olympic contingent is heartbroken for Coco,” the U.S. Tennis Affiliation mentioned in a press release Sunday. “We want her the most effective as she offers with this unlucky state of affairs and hope to see her again on the courts very quickly.”
She is the most recent high-profile tennis participant to withdraw from Tokyo for quite a few causes. That listing already consists of Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Angelique Kerber, Victoria Azarenka and Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic — who has received the primary three legs of the Grand Slam and is searching for a “Golden Slam” together with Olympic gold — confirmed that he’ll compete in Tokyo.
Two South African soccer gamers contained in the Olympic village are additionally in isolation after testing constructive. In the event that they must quarantine for 14 days, it will derail their competitions.
As tons of of athletes proceed to pour into Tokyo, a South Korean official who’s a member or the Olympic committee additionally examined constructive after being absolutely vaccinated. He’s additionally isolating in a separate facility.
