The next tennis star will forego the Olympics

The 27-year-old said he had “sad news” on social media on Thursday evening. “After discussions with my team and an analysis of the situation, I have made the very difficult decision to refrain from participating in the Olympic Games,” wrote Thiem, who is currently looking for his top form. “For me, as for all athletes, it is a great honor to represent my country at the Olympic Games,” wrote the fifth in the world rankings. “That made the decision even more difficult. But 2021 didn't start the way I expected. I don’t feel ready to show my best tennis in Tokyo.” Looking for the form Thiem is currently in Mallorca, where he is playing the ATP250 grass tournament in preparation for Wimbledon and is returning to the tour after the disappointing first round exit at the French Open. “I have been training hard for the past two weeks and my fitness and concentration are starting to improve. My goal is to train hard in the coming weeks, do my best at Wimbledon, continue training and hopefully defend my US Open title.” Thiem had already canceled Tokyo 2019 in 2020 - at the time because of the Kitzbühel tournament taking place at the same time. However, when the games were postponed by a year due to the corona pandemic, this decision became temporarily obsolete. Til today. Thiem still has his sights set on the 2024 Games in Paris. “I wish the entire Austrian team traveling to Tokyo the best. I hope I can represent Austria at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.” It was previously announced on Thursday that Rafael Nadal would not be there in Tokyo either .

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The next tennis star will forego the Olympics

After superstar Rafael Nadal, Austria's tennis ace Dominic Thiem has now decided not to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo (from July 23rd).

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