Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz was forced to withdraw from his Wimbledon second-round match in early July with a knee injury and has not recovered in time to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics..
“My rehabilitation is going very well, and I am making continuous progress. However, My team and I have decided that I cannot compete in the Olympic Games. from Paris,” he said Hurkacz in a video posted on Instagram.
Other notable absentees in tennis from the Games are world number three, Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Emma Raducanu, Ben Shelton and the Spanish Pablo Carreño Bustawinner of the men’s bronze medal in Tokyo.
The Olympic medalist who also withdrew from Paris 2024
The Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova announced on Monday that he had withdrawn from the Paris Games due to a hand injury.
Vondrousova She reached the women’s final in Tokyo three years ago unseeded, but lost to Belinda BencicThe Swiss, who gave birth to a daughter in April, will not be in Paris to defend her title.
“I’m sorry but For health reasons I will not participate in the Olympic Games this year in Paris,” he posted Vondrousova On Instagram. “I waited until the last moment to be able to go at least in doubles“But the problems with my hand will not allow me to be on the track.”
Katerina Siniakovawho won gold at the last Olympic Games in doubles and is a nine-time Grand Slam champion in women’s doubles, will replace Vondrousova in singles and Linda Noskova will play doubles with Karolina Muchova.
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