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Another tennis player ranked in the top 20 has refused to compete in the Paris Olympics. World leader Yannick Siner accomplished the feat on Wednesday, followed a few hours later by Denmark’s No. 1 rocket, Holger Rune.
🇩🇰 Holger Rune withdraws from Paris Olympics🗣️
The Danish player joins Jannik Sinner and Hubert Hurkacz in withdrawing from the tournament due to illness and injury.
#Paris2024https://t.co/Hy113hr37C— Tennis (@Tennis) July 24, 2024
Such things were to be expected given the problems Rune had last week in Hamburg, namely a left wrist injury, from which he explained he had tried but failed to recover.
The Olympic draw will take place at 12:00 pm on Thursday, with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic as the top seed.
I am very sad that I can’t go to the Olympics. I have always been looking forward to going to the Olympics and being a part of it.
I have been experiencing wrist pain throughout the clay and grass season so I have to take medical advice seriously. I will…— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) July 24, 2024
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