The Czech won her first major at Wimbledon in 2023.
Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic is pulling out of the Olympic tennis tournament due to a hand injury, she announced Monday morning. Vondroušová, 25, won an Olympic singles silver medal three years ago.
"I am very sorry, but for health reasons I am not participating in this year's Olympic Games in Paris," Vondroušová wrote on Instagram in Czech via Google Translate. "I was hoping until the last moment that I could go at least in doubles." Vondroušová is ranked 18th in the world, although she is reeling from a surprise loss in the first round of Wimbledon a year after winning a title there. In her post, she indicated she wanted to focus on being ready for the US Open.The Czech Republic is traditionally a women's tennis powerhouse, having produced the two women's doubles gold medalists at Tokyo as well—Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.
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