Dimitrov withdraws from Dallas Open after testing positive for COVID-19

Grigor Dimitrov was forced to abandon his plans of playing at the Dallas Open after testing positive for COVID-19.

The tennis event will start on February 7th and the organizers announced that Dimitrov has entered health and safety protocols. It's a term used for athletes in the USA for when they test positive for COVID-19. The announcement was made via Twitter.

John Isner, two time US Open quarter-finalist who lives in Texas, is one of the competition’s ambassadors and was delighted when Dimitrov signed up as he was due to be one of the leading players at the Dallas Open’s debut but now he will have to delay his Texan experience for another year.

Even though Dimitrov isn’t able to play in the Dallas Open, he will hopefully be fit and ready to play in the Delray Beach Open which he hasn’t played in during the past six years, and that tournament is being held in Florida, USA from February 14.