Polish Olympic Committee President Radoslaw Piesiewicz doesn’t seem to be too impressed with Hubert Hurkacz’s late withdrawal from the Paris Olympics as he claims he was getting the information that the Polish tennis star was recovering well and that he would be ready to represent his nation.
On Monday, world No. 7 Hurkacz announced that he was pulling out of the Paris Olympics after injuring his knee at Wimbledon. In his message, the 27-year-old Pole confirmed that he was making progress but also added that he didn’t feel ready enough to compete in Paris.
While Hurkacz’s move didn’t only leave Poland without one of its top athletes at the Paris Olympics, it also negatively impacted Iga Swiatek and Jan Zielinski.
For a year, it was known that Hurkacz and Swiatek were planning to play mixed doubles together at the Olympics. Also, Hurkacz agreed to team up with Zielinski in the men’s doubles event – but after he withdrew – former doubles world No. 7 Zielinski was left without a chance to compete in Paris.
“We were counting on Hubert flying to the Olympics, getting his act together. We were in constant contact with the Polish Tennis Association. The message was that everything was going well and Hubert would be healthy. Yesterday, what happened happened. I…
