Dutch tennis player Rojer withdraws from Tokyo 2020 after contracting coronavirus

39-year-old placed in isolation as per set procedures, says International Tennis Federation

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday after testing positive for coronavirus.

In a statement, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Rojer, 39, "has tested positive for COVID-19 and placed in isolation as per the set procedures."

"Rojer and his partner Wesley Koolhof have been withdrawn from the men's doubles event," the ITF added.

The Dutch pair's opponents in the men's doubles second round, Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus from New Zealand, have automatically qualified for the quarterfinals in the Japanese capital.

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