Medvedev tests COVID-19 positive, out of Monte Carlo Masters


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mar 31, 2021; Miami, Florida, USA; Daniil Medvedev of Russia hits a forehand against Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain (not pictured) in a men's singles quarterfinal in the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - World number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from this week's Monte Carlo Masters, the ATP said on Tuesday.

Medvedev, who was seeded second behind top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 event on clay, has been put in isolation and is being monitored, the men's tennis governing body said in a statement.

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