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The qualifiers will begin later on Monday, with the main draw
set to commence on Sept. 27.
"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 Sept. 17."
Organisers did not reveal the names of those who had been pulled
out but Damir Dzumhur said he had been withdrawn because his
coach Petar Popović 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.
The French Open will be held from Sept. 27-Oct. 11 after being
moved from its usual late May-June slot.
The FFT is planning to allow 5,000 spectators per day following
a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. It had
previously said the claycourt major would permit a maximum of
11,500 fans per day.
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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