Sabalenka will not play Olympics to ‘prioritise health’
World number three Aryna Sabalenka says she will not compete at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris in order to prioritise her health. The 26-year-old retained her Australian Open title in January but lost to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in the French Open quarter-finals. That was the first time the Belarusian had lost before the […]
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World number three Aryna Sabalenka says she will not compete at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris in order to prioritise her health.
The 26-year-old retained her Australian Open title in January but lost to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in the French Open quarter-finals.
That was the first time the Belarusian had lost before the semi-finals of a major since the 2022 French Open.
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The tennis competition at the Games takes place on the clay courts at Roland Garros from 27 July to 4 August, with the US Open beginning 22 days later.