Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova out of French Open doubles after testing positive for COVID-19

World No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova entered the 2022 French Open a defending singles and doubles champion but endured a nightmare experience at Roland Garros. As ESPN and The Associated Press previously explained, Krejcikova fell to 19-year-old Diane Parry, who began the competition ranked 97th, in the first round of the singles tournament, and things only got worse for the 26-year-old later in the week. 

According to D'Arcy Maine of ESPN, Krejcikova took to her Instagram story on Wednesday to confirm she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now out of doubles play. 

"I was looking forward to competing in doubles very much but unfortunately my time here at (Roland Garros) got cut short," Krejcikova said in her post. "Last night I started to feel bad and this morning I woke up with (a) fever. I decided to get tested for COVID and it came back positive. I am extremely sad that I won't be able to defend my title in doubles here, but on the positive side, I am glad I am injury free and can't wait to get healthy and back to training."

Krejcikova and partner Katerina Siniakova were scheduled to play on Thursday. 

Ahead of the French Open, Krejcikova missed three months of action due to an injured right elbow. Her loss to Parry was her first competitive match since February.