October Richard Pagliaro 10/31/2020

Simona Halep Tests Positive for Covid-19

World No.2 and two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has tested positive for Covid-19. The Romanian posted news on social media early Saturday, saying that she was self-isolating and experiencing mild symptoms.

Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. I am self-isolating at home and am recovering well from mild symptoms. I feel good… we will get through this together 🤗💪
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 31, 2020

The Romanian is one of fairly few top-level WTA players to test positive this year. Marketa Vondrousova, the World No. 20, tested positive ahead of last week’s event in Ostrava, and Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya has also tested positive.On the men’s side, more top players have tested positive, including world No.1 Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, Lucas Pouille and several others. ]]>

Richard Pagliaro

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.