Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova and Hubert Hurkacz have pulled out of the Paris Games because of injuries. Vondrousova is from the Czech Republic; Hurkacz is from Poland. Both posted about their withdrawals Monday on social media.
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic reacts during her first round match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Hubert Hurkacz of Poland falls attempting to return a shot to Arthur Fils of France during their second round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Also pulling out of the tennis competition in Paris was Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who hurt his knee at Wimbledon this month.and was the runner-up at the French Open — played at Roland Garros, the same site being used for tennis matches at these Summer Games — in 2019. She is coming off a first-round exit at Wimbledon this month, the first woman since 1994 to lose her opening match a year after winning the title at the All England Club.about pulling out of the Olympics, saying that her focus now is on being ready for the U.S. Open, which starts in late August.Vondrousova is currently ranked No. 18 in the world and would have been seeded No. 12 in Paris.
Play was delayed for several minutes while a trainer examined and taped up Hurkacz’s knee; when action resumed, Hurkacz immediately tried to dive for another volley, then had to stop playing.
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