Globe amount a person Novak Djokovic has develop into the most recent tennis participant to test beneficial for Covid-19.
It comes soon after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all discovered they experienced coronavirus soon after enjoying at Djokovic’s Adria Tour competitiveness.
Djokovic, 33, played fellow Serb Troicki in the first celebration in Belgrade.
The remaining Aria Tour activities in Banja Luka and Sarajevo have now been cancelled, Djokovic’s brother Djordje has verified.
“Unfortunately, due to all the situations that occurred in the last number of days, we have made the decision that the most important point correct now is to stabilise the epidemiological circumstance, as perfectly as for anyone to get well,” reported Djordje Djokovic, who is a director of the match.
Britain’s Andy Murray claimed the constructive exams were a “lesson for us”, although Australian Nick Kyrgios named participating in a “bone-headed decision”.
A assertion on Djokovic’s web-site stated: “Immediately upon his arrival in Belgrade [after the second event] Novak was tested together with all customers of the loved ones and the workforce with whom he was in Belgrade and Zadar. He is not exhibiting any signs.”
There have been no ATP Tour functions given that February because of the worldwide pandemic and the Adria Tour, which is not an ATP Tour occasion, was 1 of the 1st competitions to be staged because then.
The first leg in Serbia captivated 4,000 admirers, and gamers have been afterwards pictured dancing close together in a Belgrade nightclub.
Bulgaria’s Dimitrov played Croatia’s Coric on Saturday in the second leg in Zadar, Croatia.
With Croatia easing lockdown measures, players had been not obliged to notice social distancing guidelines and were being found embracing at the web at the stop of their matches.
Images on the tournament’s social media web site from Friday showed Dimitrov taking part in basketball with Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic, while he also put his arm around Coric just before their match.
Zverev, Cilic and Andrey Rublev, who also performed in the Adria Tour, have analyzed negative, but advised they will all now self-isolate for up to 14 days.
The ATP Tour year is set to restart on 14 August and the US Open will be held without fans from 31 August to 13 September, inspite of some gamers voicing fears about travelling to New York.
I am very sorry for each person situation of infection – Djokovic’s statement
The minute we arrived in Belgrade we went to be tested. My outcome is good, just as Jelena’s, while the outcomes of our kids are adverse.
All the things we did in the past month, we did with a pure heart and sincere intentions. Our match meant to unite and share a message of solidarity and compassion in the course of the area.
The Tour has been made to support each set up and up and coming tennis gamers from South-Jap Europe to achieve entry to some aggressive tennis whilst the many excursions are on keep owing to Covid-19.
It was born with a philanthropic thought, to direct all raised resources in the direction of people in want and it warmed my coronary heart to see how every person strongly responded.
We arranged the event when the virus has weakened, believing the disorders for web hosting the Tour experienced been achieved.
However, this virus is continue to existing, and it is a new reality we are studying to cope and dwell with. I am hoping factors will simplicity with time so we can all resume lives the way they had been.
I am incredibly sorry for each unique situation of an infection. I hope it will not complicate anyone’s overall health scenario and anyone will be good.
I will keep on being in self-isolation for the subsequent 14 days, and repeat the take a look at in 5 days.
Prayers up to all the players that have contracted Covid – 19. Do not @ me for anything I have performed that has been ‘irresponsible’ or classified as ‘stupidity’ – this takes the cake. https://t.co/lVligELgID
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 23, 2020
