Hubert Hurkacz fought until the end to be able to start in Paris, but the knee injury he sustained during the match with Arthur Fels at Wimbledon prevented the Pole from playing in the French capital. Yesterday, a Wroclaw resident posted a video on his social media in which he conveyed the very sad news On not participating in the Olympic Games this year.
“The rehabilitation process is going very well and I am still progressing and developing. However, My team and I have decided that I will not be able to play in the Olympics. In Paris. It was a very difficult decision because I had a dream of representing Poland at the Olympics and winning a medal for the national team, but unfortunately my health will not allow it this year.”
Of course, I will be watching and keeping my fingers crossed for all the actors and following their actions. I wish them as many medals as possible.
~ Hubert Hurkacz
The decision of the world’s seventh missile launched the so-called domino effect. Due to Hurkacz’s resignation, we will not see any representatives of our men’s team in Paris. Hubert was supposed to play not only in singles, but also in doubles with Jan Zielinski. However, the winner of this year’s two tournaments in mixed doubles depended on the decision of his friend. The rules are also unforgiving in the context of mixed doubles – Zieliński cannot play in it without having previously played in doubles.. So the chance for a medal for Iga Świątek was also lost.
Hadi Habib will replace Hurkacz in singles. The Lebanese tennis player was initially supposed to play only doubles.
Due to the withdrawal of Hubert Hurkacz, it was necessary to find a replacement for the Pole, among others. In singles. Portuguese journalist José Morgado reported on the X platform (formerly Twitter) that Hadi Habib will enter the ladder instead of the Wroclaw citizen.. Therefore, a very surprising direction was chosen – firstly, it was about the representative of Lebanon, and secondly, about his current ranking. The 25-year-old player is ranked 275th among the best tennis players in the world.
Interestingly, the player from a West Asian country was initially supposed to play only in doubles, pairing with Benjamin Hassan. Tennis Player He did not hide his joy at being called up to the national team.“Dreams come true. I will have the honor of carrying the Lebanese flag at the Olympic Games in Paris,” he said on social media. Now this joy will be doubled, because in addition to the doubles game, she will also appear in the individual competitions.
On Thursday, July 25 at 11:00 the tournament bracket will be drawn. The first matches will be on the famous courts of the Grand Slam Roland Garros. They will start in two days.The tennis tournament will be held for 9 days.
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