Coco Gauff to miss Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19

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Associated video above: Coco Gauff Makes Historical past At The French OpenU.S. tennis participant Coco Gauff has examined constructive for the coronavirus, forcing her to tug out of the Tokyo Olympics.”I’m so upset to share the information that I’ve examined constructive for COVID and will not be capable to play within the Olympic Video games in Tokyo,” Gauff tweeted on Sunday.”It has at all times been a dream of mine to signify the USA on the Olympics, and I hope there will probably be many extra probabilities for me to make this come true sooner or later.” The 17-year-old misplaced to Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Courtroom within the fourth spherical at Wimbledon earlier this month. It was the second time she had misplaced at that stage after her breakthrough run on the All England Membership in 2019.Gauff is No. 25 within the WTA rankings.”We had been saddened to be taught that Coco Gauff has examined constructive for COVID-19 and can subsequently be unable to take part within the Tokyo 2023 Olympic Video games,” the U.S. Tennis Affiliation mentioned in an announcement.”We want her the very best as she offers with this unlucky scenario and hope to see her again on the courts very quickly. We all know Coco will be a part of all of us in rooting on the opposite Workforce USA members who will probably be touring to Japan and competing within the coming days.”The Olympics begin on Friday in Tokyo and run till Aug. 8.

Associated video above: Coco Gauff Makes Historical past At The French Open

U.S. tennis participant Coco Gauff has examined constructive for the coronavirus, forcing her to tug out of the Tokyo Olympics.

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“I’m so upset to share the information that I’ve examined constructive for COVID and will not be capable to play within the Olympic Video games in Tokyo,” Gauff tweeted on Sunday.

“It has at all times been a dream of mine to signify the USA on the Olympics, and I hope there will probably be many extra probabilities for me to make this come true sooner or later.”

The 17-year-old misplaced to Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 on Centre Courtroom within the fourth spherical at Wimbledon earlier this month. It was the second time she had misplaced at that stage after her breakthrough run on the All England Membership in 2019.

Gauff is No. 25 within the WTA rankings.

“We had been saddened to be taught that Coco Gauff has examined constructive for COVID-19 and can subsequently be unable to take part within the Tokyo 2023 Olympic Video games,” the U.S. Tennis Affiliation mentioned in an announcement.

“We want her the very best as she offers with this unlucky scenario and hope to see her again on the courts very quickly. We all know Coco will be a part of all of us in rooting on the opposite Workforce USA members who will probably be touring to Japan and competing within the coming days.”

The Olympics begin on Friday in Tokyo and run till Aug. 8.

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