Tennis-Konta not sure if she should have taken COVID vaccine


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 30 Aug 2021

Aug 11, 2021; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Elina Svitolina from Ukrania serves against Johanna Konta from Great Britain (not pictured) during the second round play at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Britain's Johanna Konta said on Sunday she is still not sure if she should have taken the COVID-19 vaccine despite having to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/britains-konta-pulls-out-tokyo-games-after-covid-19-positive-2021-07-13 after a positive test affected her preparations.

Konta, who won the Nottingham grasscourt title in June, was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon a day before the Grand Slam got underway when a member of her team tested positive for COVID-19.

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