Kei Nishikori, runner-up at the 2014 US Open, revealed this Friday that he has tested positive in covid-19 for the second time. The Japanese tennis player wrote through an app on his cell phone that he will undergo another test next week, “at which point I will offer you more information.”
“I present minimal symptoms and remain in total isolation”, wrote Nishikori this Friday.
The 30-year-old originally tested positive for coronavirus last Sunday and that same day he announced that he would not compete in the Western & Southern Open, the hard court tournament that serves as a preamble to the United States Open, both in New York.
The Western & Southern Open starts on Saturday, while the US Open is scheduled to start on August 31.
Nishikori he will not be able to play in the Grand Slam tournament if he is still ill.
The Japanese has become the fourth best tennis player in the world and currently occupies the 31st place in the ranking, a position that gives him a pre-qualification for the US Open.
Nishikori he lost the 2014 Flushing Meadows final to Marin Cilic and was also a semi-finalist in New York in 2016 and 2018.
In most people, the new coronavirus It causes mild or moderate symptoms that disappear in two to three weeks. In some people, especially older adults and those with underlying health conditions, it can lead to more serious illnesses, such as pneumonia and even death.
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