By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Holger Rune Joins the list of athletes who will not compete in tennis at the Paris Olympics.
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The 16th-ranked Dane revealed he had suffered a bone bruise on his left wrist since May, and doctors had advised him to take some time off.
The 21-year-old Rune was set to make her Olympic debut but instead joined the world number one. Yannick SinnerHe announced his withdrawal on Tuesday and is now on the list of top players who will not play in Paris. 7th Hubert Hurkatz He also missed the game this week due to a knee injury.
“I’m really sorry that I won’t be able to compete in the Olympics,” Rune wrote on social media. “It’s something I’ve been looking forward to playing and participating in. I’ve been playing with pain in my wrist throughout the clay and grass seasons, so I have to take the medical advice seriously. I’ll be watching the Olympics from home and cheering on the Danish athletes. I hope and believe that we can bring home a lot of medals from Paris.”
I’m really sorry that I won’t be able to compete in the Olympics. It was something I was looking forward to competing and participating in.
I have to take medical advice seriously because I have been playing with wrist pain all through the clay and grass seasons. I…— Holger Rune (@holgerrune2003) July 24, 2024
Rune recently withdrew from the Hamburg Games due to a knee injury, but after undergoing tests on his wrist upon his return home, he did not compete in the 250 level event in Umag this week.
The 21-year-old Dane has a record of 27 wins and 15 losses this season.
