Denmark’s Rune pulls out of Olympic tennis with injury

Denmark’s Holger Rune said Wednesday that a wrist injury has forced him to withdraw from the Olympic Games tennis tournament.

The former world number four has struggled for form this season, failing to reach a final since the first week of the year and slipping to 16th in the rankings.

“I am really sorry that I will be unable to play the Olympics,” the 21-year-old said in a social media post.

“I have played with pain in my wrist throughout both the clay and grass season, so I have to take the medical recommendations seriously.”

Earlier on Wednesday, world number one Jannik Sinner also pulled out, citing tonsillitis as the problem.

The Olympic tennis events get under way at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday, the day after the opening ceremony.

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