World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka has announced that she has decided to skip the Paris Olympics because it is “too much for the scheduling” and also noted that she would prefer not to expose herself to changing surfaces in such a short time.
After concluding her French Open run in the quarterfinal, Sabalenka is set to kick off her grass season at this week’s WTA 500 tournament in Berlin. After taking part in Berlin, Sabalenka will turn her focus to Wimbledon, where she will try to win her third Grand Slam title.
12 days after Wimbledon ends, the Olympic tennis event at Roland Garros starts – which is July 26th. After Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics, the North American hard court swing is next on the calendar.
And 26-year-old Sabalenka feels also playing at the Olympics would be too much for her so therefore she decided to skip this year’s Summer Games.
“It’s too much for the scheduling. I made the decision to take care of my health. It’s too much of changing the surface,” Sabalenka said, via Jonathan Crane of Deutsche-Welle.
NEW: Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 3, confirms she won’t play at the Paris Olympics this summer.
Speaking here at the German Open in Berlin, she said:
“It’s too much for the scheduling. I made the decision to take care of my health. It’s…
