Wimbledon: Sofia Kenin waives the Olympic Games in Tokyo after a lightning defeat

At a press conference after the match, she then canceled her participation in the Olympic Games: “I will not participate in the Olympic Games. It was a difficult decision.” However, she made this decision after speaking to her advisors and trainers.

However, the reason given by the 22-year-old is somewhat surprising. Due to the corona pandemic, no family or friends of the athletes are allowed to travel to Tokyo. “I can’t take anyone with me, but I really wanted someone with me,” said Kenin.

In February, the world number five confirmed that they definitely wanted to take part in the games in Tokyo. That has now changed. She “loves the Olympic Games, of course,” which is why it was a “tough decision,” emphasized the 22-year-old.

Next prominent cancellation at Wimbledon

It is the next prominent cancellation after the Romanian Simona Halep and the American Venus Williams canceled their start at the Olympics.

For Kenin it has been a tennis season to forget: this year she made it into a WTA quarter-finals only once. At the Australian Open, she surprisingly failed in round two, at the French Open in the third. With her renouncing the Olympic Games, she does not have the opportunity to end her negative series there either.