Serena Williams File ImageSerena Williams stated that she would not be attending the Tokyo Olympics but didn't want to explain why in her pre-Wimbledon video conference."I am not actually on the Olympic List. It's not something I know. Williams stated that if so, Williams shouldn't be on the list.Williams, 39 years old, has won four gold medals at previous Summer Games for the United States. He was singles and doubles champion at the 2012 London Olympics. This competition held the tennis competition at The All England Club. Williams also won doubles at both the 2000 Sydney Olympics (and 2008 Beijing Olympics).Venus, her older sister, was her partner in all of her doubles golds.Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more COVID-19 testsSerena Williams was defeated in the third round by Elina Svitolina from Ukraine at the Rio de Janeiro Games 2016. The siblings lost the first round in doubles. They were 15-0 as Olympic doubles teams before that.Williams stated Sunday that there were many reasons she made her Olympic decision. She spoke out just days before Wimbledon's main-draw action, when Williams will attempt to win her 24th Grand Slam singles championship. "I don’t want to, I don’t feel like going in there today. Perhaps another day. We are sorry.Williams was asked what it would be like to miss the Summer Games. He replied, "I haven't thought about it." It has been a great place for me in the past. It's something I haven't even considered, so I will keep it that way.Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and other top tennis players have also said that they will not travel to Japan for the Olympics. The opening ceremony is scheduled for July 23rd in Tokyo. This was one year after the Olympics were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Roger Federer stated Saturday that he is still undecided about whether he will participate in the Tokyo Games. He will decide after he watches how Wimbledon goes.
