Frances Tiafoe Barred from World TeamTennis After Testing Positive for Coronavirus
Frances Tiafoe (Picture Credit score: Reuters)
Frances Tiafoe will be unable to compete in Global TeamTennis this month after catching coronavirus.
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- Remaining Up to date: July 7, 2020, 12:16 AM IST
Frances Tiafoe has been barred from competing in Global TeamTennis this month after trying out certain for Covid-19 at an match remaining week in Atlanta, the league introduced Monday.
The 22-year-old American, ranked 81st on the earth after attaining as top as 29th remaining 12 months, would have competed for the six-time WTT champion Washington Kastles of their bubble season beginning Sunday on the Greenbrier hotel in West Virginia.
Tiafoe tweeted Saturday that he had examined certain for coronavirus on the All-American Crew Cup and needed to withdraw from that match.
“Over the last two months, I’ve been coaching in Florida and examined adverse there as not too long ago as per week in the past,” Tiafoe mentioned.
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Tiafoe mentioned he started quarantine after receiving phrase of the check, his certain coming throughout the WTT advance commute window to prohibit him from that pageant additionally.
“Whilst I have been so excited to get again available in the market, the well being and protection of everybody remains to be a most sensible precedence,” Tiafoe mentioned.
9 WTT squads are set to start out play Sunday at White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia with as much as 500 spectators according to fit underneath state regulations referring to out of doors gatherings. The general is about for August 2.
Tiafoe, whose lone ATP name got here in 2018 at Delray Seashore, may just go back subsequent month in his place of origin as Washington is about to host the primary ATP Excursion match because the coronavirus shutdown on August 14-21 forward of america Open, which is scheduled to start out August 31 in New York.
