Kei Nishikori, runner-up at the US Open 2014, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he will withdraw from the Flushing Meadows tune-up tournament which begins next week.
Nishikori posted what he called “some unfortunate news” on his mobile app.
As he retires from the Western & Southern Open – a hard court event usually held in Cincinnati but moved to the US Open site in New York this year due to the coronavirus pandemic – he did not say what his plans are. for the Grand Slam tournament which starts on August 31st.
The 30-year-old Japanese said he was in Florida, where he resides, and had planned to fly to New York on Monday. But that plan was discarded.
On Friday he will offer an update on his status.
“I feel fine and have very few symptoms, but of course I will be in complete isolation for everyone’s safety,” Nishikori said.
He was ranked at number 4 and is currently at number 31, which puts him in line to be seeded for the US Open.
Nishikori lost in the 2014 final to Marin Cilic and was also a semifinalist in New York in 2016 and 2018.
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