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Kiwi tennis pair through to Olympic quarters after opponent contracts Covid

July 26, 2021
Michael Venus & Marcus Daniell, New Zealand win their first round doubles match

New Zealand tennis doubles pair Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus have progressed to the quarter-finals at Tokyo 2020, after their Dutch opponents were forced to forefeit tonight's match following a positive Covid-19 test.

New Zealand Olympic Commitee spokesperson Ashley Abbott said the New Zealand tennis team had confirmed they had not trained or travelled or come into any form of close contact with the Dutch players.

In addition, no formal close contact advice had been received from Olympic officials and there would be no changes to New Zealand's Covid-19 protocols.

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