Aryna Sabalenka Pulls Out of Paris Olympics 2024 To Take Care of Health, World No 3 Aims To Rest and ‘Get Ready for the Hard Courts’
The world No 3 from Belarus said she preferred to take a rest and get ready for the hard-court season. “I prefer to have a little rest to make sure physically and health-wise I'm ready for the hard courts,” Aryna Sabalenka said in Berlin.
Berlin, Jun 17 (AP) Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka ruled herself out of the Olympic Games in Paris on Monday. The world No 3 from Belarus said she preferred to take a rest and get ready for the hard-court season. “I prefer to have a little rest to make sure physically and health-wise I'm ready for the hard courts,” Sabalenka said in Berlin. Rafael Nadal To Miss Wimbledon 2024, Spaniard To Continue Preparation for Paris Olympics by Competing in Clay-Court Tournament in Sweden.
“I'll have a good preparation before going to the hard-court season. I feel that this is safer and better for my body." Players will have to return back to clay at Roland Garros for the Olympic tournament following Wimbledon, then move to hard courts in North America. Paris Olympic Games 2024: England Tennis Star Andy Murray Set To Make Fifth Olympics Appearance.
“It's too much for the scheduling and I made the decision to take care of my health,” she said. She is in Berlin at a warmup event for Wimbledon. It's her first tournament since her quarterfinals loss to Mirra Andreeva in the French Open, where she had a stomach problem. (AP)
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