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Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez tests positive for COVID-19

Sentinel Digital Desk

MADRID: Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez has announced on social media that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 49-year-old is the coach of former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza. Martinez said she was experiencing "mild symptoms" of COVID-19.

Martinez was the first Spanish player to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, beating Martina Navratilova in the 1994 final. Agencies