Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki have all tested positive for coronavirus after taking part in an exhibition tennis tournament in the Balkans featuring world No 1 Novak Djokovic, raising questions over the sport’s planned return in August.
Croatia’s Coric, ranked 33rd in the world, revealed late on Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19, with Troicki confirmed to have contracted the virus several hours later.
It follows Sunday’s announcement by Dimitrov that he had also tested positive after pulling out of the exhibition event in Croatia, one of the biggest since the tennis season was halted because of the pandemic.
Coric tweeted: “I want to make sure anyone who has been in contact with me during the last few days gets tested! I am really sorry for any harm I might have caused! I’m feeling well and don’t have any simptoms (sic). Please stay safe and healthy!”
— borna coric (@borna_coric) June 22, 2020
One of Djokovic’s coaches and another member of Dimitrov’s entourage have also reportedly tested positive for the virus, according to Croatia’s N1 television channel.
Troicki, meanwhile, played Djokovic last week in Belgrade. The BBC reported that Troicki told Serbia’s Telegraf that his wife, who is pregnant, tested positive on Friday, before he returned a positive test on Sunday. The 34-year-old entered Janko Tipsarevic’s Eastern European...
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