- British No 1 deemed a close contact and is required to self-isolate
- Yafan Wang will take her position in the draw as a lucky loser
Johanna Konta, Britain’s No1 women’s tennis player, has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament after being deemed a close contact of a member of her team who tested positive for Covid-19.
On Sunday morning a member of Konta’s team developed symptoms of the illness and returned a positive test later in the day. Konta, who had tested negative in her previous tests, will now have to isolate for 10 days. Under grand slam rules she will receive 50% of the £48,000 first-round prize money.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
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