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Injured Vondrousova withdraws from Paris 2024

Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Games due to a hand injury.

The Czech, 25, made the decision following her first-round exit during the defence of her Wimbledon title earlier this month.

She became the first Wimbledon ladies singles champion since Steffi Graf lost to Lori McNeil in 1994 to go out in the first round, after defeat by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Vondrousova won silver at Tokyo 2020 but posting on her Instagram, external, she said she would not play at this summer's Games and would focus on preparing for the US Open, which begins on 26 August.