Tennis-Injured Berrettini latest to join Tokyo exodus


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 18 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 11, 2021 Italy's Matteo Berrettini reacts during his final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic Pool via REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

TOKYO (Reuters) - Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics due to a thigh injury, the 25-year-old said on Sunday.

The world number eight had his left thigh bandaged during his defeat by top-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final of the grasscourt Grand Slam earlier this month.

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