Five players out of French Open qualifying for corona

Five players have been withdrawn from the French Open qualifying tournament after two players and a coach tested positive for Covid-19, organisers have said, reports Reuters.

"The Roland Garros tournament directors can confirm that two players competing in the qualifying tournament have tested positive for Covid-19 and three others have confirmed close contact with a coach who has tested positive for Covid-19," the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said in a statement.

"In line with tournament health protocols, the five players will not compete in the qualifying tournament and will self isolate for a period of seven days. In total, some 900 tests have been carried out since September 17."

Organisers did not reveal the names of those who had been pulled out but DamirDzumhur said he had been withdrawn because his coach PetarPopovi? had returned a positive test.

"That's why I can't play at Roland Garros and I don't have a chance to compete," he wrote on his Instagram account.

"He didn't get a chance to do a second test and we're sure he was false positive because my coach has antibodies," added the Bosnian, who reached the third round in Paris in 2015 and 2018.