Tennis: Stan Wawrinka, Simona Halep join list of Tokyo Olympic pullouts

Former Olympic Games gold medallist Stan Wawrinka and Simona Halep on Tuesday joined the growing list of players withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics.

Three-time Grand Slam title winner Wawrinka, who won an Olympic title in men’s doubles alongside Roger Federer at Beijing in 2008, has undergone surgery on his left foot.

The 36-year-old hasn’t played on the tour since Doha in March.

“He is very disappointed not to be able to play in the Games and represent Switzerland in Tokyo,” said a statement by his management team.

“But he is working hard on his recovery and towards his goal of getting back on court as soon as possible.”

Nothing brings me more pride than representing Romania, but sadly the recovery from my calf injury requires more time and I have made the decision to withdraw from the Olympic Games this summer. After the disappointment of missing the French Open and Wimbledon… pic.twitter.com/Q6UziyHhpI

— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) June 28, 2021

Wawrinka and Halep join Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Dominic Thiem in withdrawing from the Games which start in Tokyo on July 23.

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