David Goffin: Belgian world number 13 to miss St. Petersburg Open after positive Covid-19 test

ByEurosport

Updated 07/10/2020 at 17:44 GMT

The Belgian player has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Alex Zverev said he had Covid-19 symptoms after his shock French Open exit to 19-year-old Jannik Sinner, but the German later tested negative.

David Goffin become the latest tennis player to test positive for Covid-19.

The Belgian number 13 seed has pulled out of the ATP 500 tournament in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which starts on October 12, as a result of the test.

However Goffin, who was knocked out of the 2020 French Open by Jannik Sinner in the first round, insists he is feeling "good" at the moment.

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“Due to a positive result at my last Covid-19 test made yesterday, I am forced to withdraw from St. Petersburg,” he wrote on Instagram.

“I feel good up to now, I will quarantine and if everything goes will be back in Antwerp.”

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