Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19: statement

[June 23, 2020]    BELGRADE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic, the men's world number one tennis player, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Serbian said in a statement on Tuesday.

 Serbia's Novak Djokovic during a press conference REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo

Croatia's Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Viktor Troicki have previously tested positive after playing in Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition tournament in the Balkan region.

(Reporting by Zoran Milosavljevic; writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Christian Radnedge)

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