WPT: Sofia Araujo positive for Covid-19

The Portuguese Sofia Araujo, who has had an excellent year 2020 on the World Padel Tour, has tested positive for Covid-19. It must withdraw from the Barcelona Master.

The player announced it on Instagram yesterday. Positive for Covid-19, Sofia Araujo must withdraw from the Estrella Damm Barcelona Master that is being held right now. She was supposed to make her debut today, alongside her partner Virginia Riera.

Once again, we are witnessing a particular situation since the team they had to face today: Merino / Ruiz, is also a package, Melani Merino unable to play, officially for medical reasons.

So this means that two Lucky Losers face each other today in the sixteenth ...

 

Be that as it may, the case of Sofia Araujo, and potentially that of Melani Merino, are added to a long list of players from padel who have contracted Covid-19 those last weeks…

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Xan Tafernaberry