Olympics-Tennis-Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games

American tennis player Coco Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. "I'm 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," world number 25 Gauff said on Twitter.

"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." The Tokyo Games, pushed back by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin on Friday.