The days go by and more and more people are ignoring the Paris Olympic Games. After the withdrawals of the Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, but also Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka and Jiri Lehecka more recently, it is the turn of Frances Tiafoe to give up this great sports festival.
According to information from journalist James Grey, the American preferred to focus on preparing for the US Open, a tournament that has special value for him.
No Frances Tiafoe in the US Olympic team.
He told me earlier this week he didn’t « want to get back into playing clay.
« It’s insignificant to what I’m trying to do going through to the US Open. I love my country, but I think I gotta think about myself. »
— James Gray (@jamesgraysport) June 20, 2024
“I didn’t want to go back to playing on clay. It’s insignificant compared to what I’m trying to do at the US Open. I love my country, but I think I need to think about myself”would have communicated the 28th player in the world to the journalist.
Published on Friday June 21, 2024 at 1:36 p.m.
2024-06-21 11:36:00
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