The beginning of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games It is closer every day. With the entry list Already confirmed in both the men’s and women’s sections, it is already clear who will be the players who will participate in the greatest sporting event. However, as the days go by, several surprise casualties have appeared. And one of them is Aryna Sabalenka.
The Belarusian, former No. 1 in the world and currently occupying third place in the world ranking WTAannounced from Berlin (she will compete in the WTA 500 in that city), that she will not be present in the French capital and will not compete in her second Olympic Games after making the second round in Tokyo 2020.
The motives? The calendar. “It’s too much for the calendar. I made the decision to take care of my health. It’s too much to change the surface” said the winner of two Grand Slam tournaments.
In this way, the women’s tournament will be left without one of its main candidates, leaving Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina.
