Djokovic's charity event exposes risks faced by professional athletes


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 24 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Adria Tour - Belgrade, Serbia - June 14, 2020 Austria's Dominic Thiem and runner-up Serbia's Filip Krajinovic pose with their trophies after the final match along with Serbia's Dusan Lajovic, Viktor Troicki, Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitov, Germany's Alexander Zverev, Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Nikola Milojevic REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo

(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic aimed to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with his charity tournament but with a number of players testing positive for the virus after attending the event, it could imperil the resumption of professional tennis.

The men's world number one was the fourth player to contract the virus after Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Croatia's Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki previously tested positive after playing in the Adria Tour event in the Balkan region.

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