Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur will miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, according to the country’s Olympic officials.
De Minaur, the top-ranked Australian men’s player, returned a positive test for the virus in Spain – where he lives – earlier this week, according to local media.
“We’re very disappointed for Alex; he’s said that he is shattered,” Australian Olympic boss Ian Chesterman told media in Tokyo, where the pandemic-delayed Games will be held.
“It’s been a dream since he was a child to represent Australia at the Olympic Games.”