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Carlos Alcaraz tests positive for COVID and will not be able to play Davis

New stick for the Spanish team in the Davis Cup Finals, which after losing Roberto Bautista due to an abdominal injury (he was replaced by Albert Ramos) is now left without Carlos Alcaraz. The 18-year-old from Murcia, great hope of the National Team for this edition of the country competition, has tested positive for coronavirus and will not be able to debut this Friday against Ecuador or participate in the tie against Russia on Sunday. Its place will be occupied by Pedro Martínez.

“Hello everyone, I wanted to communicate that I have tested positive for COVID-19, which will prevent me from playing the Davis Cup that I was so excited about “Carlos wrote on his Instagram account almost at the same time that the tournament organization and the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) announced the discovery of a case positive of “a member of the Spanish National Team”. “After receiving the results of the tests carried out by the organization, the health response plan has been activated in coordination with the independent medical chief of the competition. The member who has tested positive will remain isolated under the supervision of the chief of the medical services of the RFET. The rest of the members of the Spanish delegation underwent a new PCR test this afternoon, “the statement read.

Alcaraz tells that Saturday was done “a PCR that was negative and antigen test every two days, all negative “. “I’m sad about the way I miss a tournament as important and super special for me as the Davis Cup. It made me very excited to be able to play and represent my country here in Madrid in front of my people, but sometimes things They don’t happen the way you want them to and you have to get over it. It is a very hard stick, but we will have to get up in this situation and come out stronger. “

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