Croatia’s Borna Coric tests positive for coronavirus

(FILES) In this file photograph taken on January 8, 2020, Borna Coric of Croatia reacts during his men’s singles match against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina at the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Sydney. – Croatia’s Borna Coric announced June 22, 2020, that he had tested positive for coronavirus after participating in the Adria Tour, a tennis festival organized by Novak Djokovic in the Balkans, following the announcement of Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov stating he had tested positive for coronavirus the day before. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / –IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – NO COMMERCIAL USE–

PARIS, France (AFP) — Croatia’s Borna Coric announced on Monday he has tested positive for coronavirus after playing in an exhibition tournament featuring world number one Novak Djokovic.

“Hi everyone, I wanted to inform you all that I tested positive for COVID-19,” the top 50 player posted on Twitter.

On Sunday, another player, Grigor Dimitrov, said he had tested positive after pulling out of the exhibition event.

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