2014 U.S.Open finalist Kei Nishikori tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he would retire from the tournament at Flushing Meadows that begins next week.
Nishikori released what he “unfortunate news” in his cell app.
When he retired from the Western and Southern Open, a difficult occasion in Cincinnati but moved to the US Open site in New York this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, he did not say what his Grand Slam plans were. . tournament that begins on August 31.
The 30-year-old Japanese said he’s in Florida, where he’s headquartered, and he plans to fly to New York on Monday. But that plan has been abandoned.
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“I feel and have very few symptoms, but obviously I will be completely isolated for everyone’s safety,” Nishikori said.
He was ranked number four tall and lately is number 31, which puts him in the most sensible place in the series for the US Open.
Nishikori lost in the 2014 final to Marin Cilic and also a semi-sumulsantist in New York in 2016 and 2018.
Curate soon. Pray for a speedy recovery. I expected it a lot during your vacation in Florida. I guess even with all the precautions, it was inevitable.