(Reuters) – American Jenson Brooksby has pulled out of the Australian Open after testing constructive for COVID-19 forward of his departure to Melbourne, the 21-year-old mentioned.
Brooksby climbed from outdoors the highest 300 initially of 2021 to a career-high 56 by November following his run to the Newport closing and the fourth spherical on the U.S. Open.
The ATP Newcomer of the Year was set to make his Australian Open debut.
“Unfortunately I’ve had to withdraw from the @australianopen. I used to be scheduled to fly out tomorrow however my coach and I examined constructive for COVID this morning,” Brooksby mentioned on Instagram.
“It is not straightforward to miss a Slam; there are lots of out there who’ve suffered worse so I can not complain. I look ahead to making my Aussie Open debut subsequent yr. Stay secure.”
The first Grand Slam of the yr begins on Jan. 17.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
