Sofia Kenin, the highest-ranked U.S. tennis player, became the latest American to decide not to play the Tokyo Olympics.
Kenin, the world’s sixth-ranked women’s singles player, said Wednesday that it was a difficult decision.
“I couldn’t take anyone with me, and I definitely wanted to have someone,” she said after losing her Wimbledon second-round match. “Of course I love the Olympics. It was a tough one.”
Kenin said in April that she planned to play in the Olympics.
She joined the second-highest-ranked American woman, Serena Williams, in passing on Tokyo.
Jennifer Brady and Coco Gauff also qualified in singles for the U.