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Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for coronavirus

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The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has coronavirus. The news was announced by the athlete on his Instagram account. Dimitrov withdrew from the Adria Tour immediately after his loss in the first match of the tournament.

The infection may have come from a visit to a nightclub in Belgrade after the tennis tournament there. Despite the pandemic, host of the event, Novak Djokovic, organized a party together with other tennis players, including the Bulgarian. It was later revealed that Djokovic had been in contact with Partizan basketball player Nikola Jankovic, who tested positive for Covid-19.

After the news of Dimitrov's illness, the final of the tournament in Zadar between Djokovic and Rublev was postponed.



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