Beijing time, June 30 news, Wimbledon competition is in full swing. After Cilic and Berrettini withdrew due to positive tests, today the third player withdrew due to being infected with new crown , he is Spanish star Bautista Agut.
Agut said on social media that he was tested for the new coronavirus today, and unfortunately the test result was positive. Although his symptoms were not serious, Agut said he believed withdrawing from the match was the best decision and he had informed the Wimbledon organizing committee of his decision. With Agut withdrawing from the competition, his opponent Gran in the second round advanced to the top 32 without a fight.
Agut is currently ranked 19th in the world and he is the 17th seed in the tournament. As a Spanish player, Agut is not as good at clay court events as most of his compatriots. On the contrary, Agut has performed well on grass courts. Agut once reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2019, but was defeated by Djokovic in four sets. In this year's Mallorca tournament before Wimbledon, Agut successfully reached the final.
Agut is the third player to withdraw from the game due to positive COVID-19. Before him, two famous players, Cilic and Berrettini, have withdrawn. It is worth mentioning that these three famous players who retired are all grass-court experts. Cilic and Berrettini once won runner-up at Wimbledon, and Agut was a semi-finalist in the tournament.
Although the pandemic is not over yet, Wimbledon has chosen to completely "lay down" this year. The tournament organizing committee did not force players to undergo nucleic acid testing , and it was entirely up to the players themselves to restrain themselves. At present, three people have withdrawn from the game due to positive results, which makes people wonder: Is an invisible chain of transmission spreading among players?
