World number three Simona Halep has become the latest big-name tennis player to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after the Romanian said she would not recover from a calf injury in time.
Halep, who also pulled out of Wimbledon last week, joins 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, men’s world No.3 Rafa Nadal and last year’s U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem in skipping the Tokyo Games, which begin on July 23.
“Nothing brings me more pride than representing Romania, but sadly the recovery from my calf injury requires more time and I have made the decision to withdraw from the Olympic Games this summer,” Halep tweeted on Monday.
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