Coco Gauff: 5 Things About The Tennis Star, 17, Dropping Out Of The Olympics After Testing Positive For COVID

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“I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” Cori “Coco” Gauff said in a July 18 statement.

The 17-year-old tennis player, who is currently the 25th ranked woman in the world, said that it has “always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.

I want to wish TEAM USA [the] best of luck and a safe games for every Olympian and the entire Olympic family.” “We were saddened to learn that Coco Gauff has tested positive for COVID-19 and will therefore be unable to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” the United States Tennis Association (USTA)