Tokyo 2020: US tennis star Coco Gauff to overlook Olympics after testing optimistic for Covid-19

American tennis star Coco Gauff is not going to compete within the Tokyo Olympics after testing optimistic for Covid-19, the 17-year-old stated on Sunday. The teen sensation is No 25 within the WTA rankings. USA’s Coco Gauff in motion (Courtesy: AP)HIGHLIGHTSI received’t be capable of play within the Olympic Games in Tokyo, says GauffAmerica’s tennis participant Coco Gauff examined optimistic for Covid-19Gauff was set to grow to be the youngest Olympic tennis playerUS tennis participant Coco Gauff has pulled out from the Tokyo Olympics after testing optimistic for the lethal Covid-19 virus.

“I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for Covid-19 and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” Gauff tweeted on Sunday.“It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.”pic.twitter.com/lT0LoEV3eO— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) July 18, 2021
Gauff was set to grow to be the youngest Olympic tennis participant since 2000 however as an alternative joins numerous the world’s prime gamers who’ve already pulled out of the Tokyo Games.The announcement by Gauff, who final competed at Wimbledon the place she misplaced within the final 16, comes two days after Australian tennis participant Alex de Minaur examined optimistic for Covid-19 previous to his departure for the Tokyo Olympics.Some of the game’s largest names, together with Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Nick Kyrgios have already introduced their resolution to skip the Games.Gauff is No 25 within the WTA rankings.“We were saddened to learn that Coco Gauff has tested positive for Covid-19 and will therefore be unable to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” the US Tennis Association stated in an announcement.“We wish her the best as she deals with this unfortunate situation and hope to see her back on the courts very soon. We know Coco will join all of us in rooting on the other Team USA members who will be traveling to Japan and competing in the coming days.”The Tokyo Games, pushed again by a yr because of the Covid-19 pandemic, are scheduled to start on Friday.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.