By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday July 15, 2021
Alex de Minaur has been forced out of the Tokyo Olympics due to a positive Covid-19 test. The top-ranked Aussie, ranked 17, has always been game when it comes to playing for the green and gold, but he’ll have to wait until the 2024 games in Paris to play his first Olympic tennis.
“We’re really disappointed for Alex,” said Ian Chesterman, vice-president of the Australian Olympic Committee. “He said that he’s shattered, not being able to come – it’s been a dream since he was a child to represent Australia at the Olympic Games.”
De Minaur’s absence from the Olympics means that 11 players currently ranked in the ATP’s Top-25 will not play in Tokyo. Six WTA players ranked inside the Top-25 will not play.
Olympics Tennis: Who Will be Missing?
No. 3 Simona Halep
No.5 Bianca Andreescu
No. 6 Sofia Kenin
No.14 Victoria Azarenka
No. 16 Serena Williams
No.22 Angelique Kerber
No. 27 Madison Keys
No.31 Daria Kasatkina
No.32 Petra Martic
No.37 Sorana Cirstea
No.38 Johanna Konta
No. 56 Jil Teichmann
No.96 Clara Tauson
ATP
No. 3 Rafael Nadal
No. 6 Dominic Thiem
No.9 Roger Federer
No. 10 Denis Shapovalov
No.14 Roberto Bautista Agut
No. 16 Casper Ruud
No.17 Alex de Minaur
No. 18 Cristian Garin
No. 20 David Goffin (ankle)
No. 22 Milos Raonic
No. 23 Jannik Sinner
No.28 Dan Evans
No. 30 Stan Wawrinka
No. 33 Reilly Opelka
No. 34 John Isner
No. 42 Adrian Mannarino
No.43 Dusan Lajovic
No. 46 Sebastian Korda
No. 48 Federico Delbonis
No. 51 Benoit Paire
No.54 Richard Gasquet
No. 58 Nick Kyrgios
No. 61 Vasek Pospisil
No.75 Guido Pella