Jiri Lehecka is the newest participant to tug out of the Paris Olympics.
The Twenty fifth-ranked 22-year-old is combating a again harm and says his physique is not going to enable him to compete.
“I might have by no means imagened that I might qualify for the most important sporting occasion on the earth. It has at all times been a dream for me to signify my nation and it was clearly one in every of my primary objectives for this season,” Lehecka wrote on X. “I’ve completed all the pieces I can to have an opportunity to play, however my physique continues to be not able to compete on the highest stage. I want the very best of luck to all Czech athletes who will take part and I’ll cheer for them from residence. I am positive they may make us proud.”
In the present day was the deadline for an Olympic video games nomination and sadly I will not be a part of it. I am very unhappy that I will not be capable of compete on the Olympics in Paris subsequent month.Since I used to be just a little boy watching the Olympics from residence, having enjoyable enjoying with my grandfather, pic.twitter.com/ThTN4Nbtmp
— Jiří Lehečka (@jirilehecka) June 19, 2024
Lehecka has not performed since retiring from his semifinal with Felix Auger-Aliassime in Madrid with a again harm. Lehecka is 17-9 on the season – he received his maiden ATP title in January at Adelaide.
