Tokyo 2020: Dan Evans withdraws from the Olympics after a positive coronavirus test Tennis News

Dan Evans has been disqualified from this month’s Tokyo Olympics after a positive coronavirus test; Evans said on social media: “I am very disappointed and currently independent”; Johanna Konta also had to withdraw on Tuesday after testing a positive COVID-19

Dan Evans is not coming to the Tokyo Olympics this summer

British No. 1 Dan Evans has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positively for the coronavirus.

Evans’ positive test is just a day after that Johanna Konta, the number one in Great Britain, also had to withdraw this summer’s Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19.

Evans said in a post on Instagram: “Unfortunately, I recently tested a positive COVID-19.

“As a result, I will not be able to prepare and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. I am very disappointed and independent myself in accordance with the instructions set by the government.

Evans has not yet competed in the Olympics for Team GB

“I want to wish the entire GB team all the best for the game and look forward to getting on the field in the near future.”

Evans did not make it to the last 16 defeats at Wimbledon this year after American Sebastian Korda.

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer also withdrew from the Olympics on Tuesday due to a knee injury joined Simona Halep, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem, who had already withdrawn from the reorganized games.