The organizers of the tournament say that the coach of the particular player, while in the territory of the French Open Championship, has been diagnosed with Covid-19, therefore the tennis player has withdrawn his participation from the competition.
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The unnamed player had to leave the first duel in the tournament on Wednesday, the last day of September.
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Since September 17, the French Tennis Federation has conducted 1,900 Covid-19 tests for tournament participants.
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It has already been reported that the first women’s tennis racket in Latvia, Alona Ostapenko, convincingly overcame the first round of the French Open Championship on Tuesday.
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Ostapenko, who is ranked 43rd in the WTA, defeated American Madison Brengl (WTA 77) in the first round with a score of 6-2, 6-1.
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In the second round, Ostapenko will meet with the second number of the tournament and fourth place owner Karolina Plīškov from the Czech Republic.
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Meanwhile, Latvia’s second racket Anastasija Sevastova “French Open” does not start, but Ernests Gulbis did not overcome the first round of qualification.
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The Roland Garros tournament was due to take place this year from May 25 to June 7, but in mid-March it was moved to autumn and is the last Grand Slam of the season.
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The tournament takes place on clay.
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