Serena Williams made it official that she will not play in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. Her decision was announced at the pre-Wimbledon media conference on Sunday. When asked about her Olympic plans, she answered:
“I’m actually not on the Olympic list – not that I’m aware of. If so, then I shouldn’t be on it. There’s a lot of reasons that I made my Olympic decision. I don’t feel like going into them today. Maybe another day. Sorry,”
During another press conference, a few weeks ago, Serena Williams said it very clear that she would not go to Tokyo if she was not allowed to bring along her daughter Olympia.
Sofia Kenin, Jennifer Brady and Cori Gauff are still expected to play in Japan, and probably Jessica Pegula may be the fourth player. An official list still needs to be released.
Serena won gold in the singles and women’s doubles in London 2012. In addition, she conquered two other medals in the doubles at Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.
Serena Williams in 2021
Now ranked no.8, Serena played her last match on the 6th of June when she surrendered to world no.21 Elena Rybakina 6-3 7-5 in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).
Presently, during this year the American owns a 12-4 record. Serena Williams’s most significant result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
Sofia Kenin in 2021
Ranked no.6, Sofia played her last match on the 7th of June when she was defeated by world no.18 Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-3 in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).
During this season the American has a compiled 10-9 match record.
Serena Williams and Sofia Kenin clashed against each other only once. Their current record is 1-0 for Kenin. When they played, Sofia Kenin won 6-2 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris (French Open) in June 2019.
Jennifer Brady in 2021
Ranked world no.15, Brady played her last match on the 5th of June when she had to retire when playing against world no.23 Cori Gauff in the 3rd round and the scoreline was 6-1 0-0 .
This season Jennifer has a 14-8 win-loss record. Jennifer Brady’s best result of this year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Cori Gauff in 2021
Now the world no.23 (career-high), Cori played her last match on the 23rd of June when she capitulated to world no.61 Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Eastbourne (draw).
During this season Gauff has a 28-11 win-loss record. Gauff clinched 1 title in Parma.
Jennifer Brady and Cori Gauff played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Cori Gauff won 6-1 0-0 ret. in the 3rd round in Paris (French Open) on the 5th of June 2021.
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