Croatia’s Borna Coric became the second player from Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour exhibition tournament to test positive for Covid-19, raising serious concerns for tennis governing bodies in their bid to restart the sport after a lengthy shutdown. Coric, ranked No 33 in the world, revealed on Twitter that he had tested positive for Covid-19. With both Serbia and Croatia easing lockdown measures weeks before the event, players were not obliged to observe social distancing rules in either country. With international tennis suspended, Djokovic organised the Adria Tour as a charity event to be contested over four legs across the former Yugoslavia. Djokovic’s fitness coach Marco Panichi has also tested positive, Serbian daily Sportski Zurnal reported, quoting Croatia’s health institute.

Source: The Irish Times June 22, 2020 11:48 UTC