American player Frances Tiafoe announced that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday after playing an exhibition match with the public.
“Unfortunately, I tested positive at Covid-19 on Friday evening and I have to withdraw from the All-American Team Cup tournament in Atlanta this weekend,” wrote the 81st ATP world champion on social media. “For the past two months, I have been training in Florida and I tested negative just a week ago,” said the 22-year-old American. Tiafoe played – and won – a match against Sam Querrey on Friday, as part of an exhibition tournament bringing together all the Americans in the ATP top 100 (John Isner, Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka, Sam Querrey, Tennys Sandgren, Tommy Paul and Steve Johnson). Placed in quarantine, it is therefore forfeited for this tournament. In another tweet, the American said he will conduct a second test next week.
