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All athletes would like to participate in the Olympic Games at least once, but this is not the case for all tennis players, as also revealed by US rising star Ben Shelton.
“I’ve thought about it a lot. At the moment I can say that I’m quite inclined not to go this year, in case I qualify. I think they fit into the tennis schedule in a complicated way.”
The 21-year-old from Atlanta, during a press conference in Indian Wells, announced that he did not want to take part in the 2024 tennis tournament of the Olympic Games, seeing the four-year appointment as a further commitment in the already very tight ATP schedule.
The ATP No.16, competing at the BNP Paribas Open, has expressed his intention to skip the Paris Olympics in case of qualification. A rather controversial decision, especially for a boy who is particularly attached to his nation.
Shelton started his season with a score of 9-5, achieving the semifinal at the ATP 250 in Dallas as his best result. Shelton also talked about his plans for this season, revealing that he could possibly participate in the next Olympics, which the American could play at home: Los Angeles 2028.
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