Angelique Kerber Due to injury, he canceled his participation in the Tokyo Olympic Tennis Championships. On Thursday, the three-time Grand Slam winner and flag bearer of the German team announced the news.
“As a member of the German team, being able to represent the German team at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics is one of the best memories of my career so far,” Kerber wrote in a statement on social media “So I am even more disappointed and have to admit to myself that after the tiredness of the past few weeks, my body desperately needs rest. I must first recover before my season can continue.”
This decision is “very difficult, I thank everyone for your support!” Kerber continued. Recently, the 33-year-old from Kiel advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals after winning the Bad Homburg Championship. She already had a problem with her left thigh, but she bit it down anyway. For Tokyo, the Rio Olympic runner-up plan is to compete as a single player, but for mixed race Alexander Zverev (Hamburg)-it will not happen now.
With the cancellation of Kerber, the Tokyo Olympic Tennis Championships continue to lose meaning.Top stars too Roger Federer (Switzerland), Rafael Nadal (Spain) and Serena Williams (USA) and other highly regarded professionals have cancelled the game.
