Tokyo 2020 news - Serena Williams not going to play at Olympics, says she's not on Team USA list
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ByEurosport
Updated 27/06/2021 at 12:28 GMT
The 39-year-old mathematically qualified to compete in her fifth Olympic games in May, but was never confirmed as part of the Team USA. Serena Williams won doubles gold medals in Sydney, Beijing and London, with her solitary gold coming in the UK in 2012. Tokyo 2020 gets underway on Eurosport next month.
Serena Williams will not be playing at the Tokyo Olympics
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Serena Williams will not be going to Tokyo next month to try and add to her four Olympic gold medals.
Asked if she was on the Team USA Olympics list, the 39-year-old said she was not and if she was, she should not be on it.
"I'm actually not on the Olympic list, so... Not that I'm aware of. If so, then I shouldn't be on it," Williams told reporters ahead of Wimbledon.
"There's a lot of reasons that I made my Olympic decision. I don't really want to - I don't feel like going into them today. Maybe another day. Sorry.
I have not thought about it. In the past it's been a wonderful place for me. I really haven't thought about it, so I'm going to keep not thinking about it.
Serena kicks off her Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday as she looks to win her 24th Grand Slam title to level Margaret Court's all-time Slam record.
Williams is currently eighth in the world rankings and will take on Belarus' Aliaksandra Sansovich in the opening round.
Serena could potentially meet Elina Svitolina if she reaches the quarter-finals of the grass Slam.
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