Novak Djokovic has to fear a second title defense in a Grand Slam tournament because of the corona virus. After the unvaccinated Serb was refused entry to the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, the pitfall could now be lurking elsewhere at the race classic in Wimbledon:
Marin Cilic had to give up the most important tennis tournament of the year because of a positive Covid test on Monday. “I went into self-isolation and hoped to be ready. But I still don’t feel well and can’t compete,” wrote the Croatian on Instagram.
That matters to Djokovic as the two trained together just last Thursday. Media reports that there was a hug and conversations between the two.
There was initially no information as to whether Djokovic was actually infected. Thanks to a 6:3, 3:6, 6:3, 6:4 over Kwon Soon-woo, he advanced to the second round on Monday. In this, number three in the world rankings meets Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis on Wednesday.
Source: Nachrichten
