New Delhi: Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, said that he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months.
Thiem lost 6-3, 6-4 to Pedro Cachin at the Andalucía Open on the lower-level Challenger Tour on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Austrian had been sidelined by wrist and hand injuries and last competed in June.
Thiem posted on social media that he "started feeling unwell and didn't have a good night" after dinner Tuesday and developed what he called mild symptoms. He said he tested positive on Wednesday.
Thiem was the runner-up at the French Open in 2018 and 2019, losing to Rafael Nadal each time, and at the Australian Open in 2020, losing to Novak Djokovic.
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