At the Tokyo Olympics, infections with the new coronavirus have been confirmed one after another in the athletes of each country.

On the 26th, the International Tennis Federation announced that Jean-Julian Roger, who had represented the Netherlands in the men's tennis at the Tokyo Olympics, was quarantined because he tested positive for the new coronavirus.



The 39-year-old Roger was scheduled to beat the Belgian pair in the first round on the 24th and the New Zealand pair in the second round on the afternoon of the 26th in the men's doubles teamed up with Wesley Koolhof this year. It means that he was forced to abstain.



According to Reuters, the Dutch team has been infected with players and team staff one after another, making it the sixth Roger player.