Tennis
Former Russian tennis player withdraws from 2024 Olympic singles tournament. She was scheduled to play two matches at the same time
Daria Saville / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Australian tennis player Daria Saville (née Gavrilova), who played for Russia until 2015, will not compete in singles at the Olympic Games.
Saville will be replaced by former world No. 5 Sara Errani of Italy. She will face China’s Zheng Qingwen. On Thursday, it was announced that Saville will replace Moscow-born Elena Rybakina, who is currently representing Kazakhstan, in the singles. Rybakina withdrew from the Olympics due to acute bronchitis.
Saville is still registered for the Olympic doubles tournament. On July 27, she and Ellen Perez will play against Americans Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula. According to the schedule published on the official Olympic website, Saville’s singles and doubles matches were scheduled for the same day and were supposed to start at the same time (13:00 Moscow time).
Source: Sportbox
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