Here’s Why You Won’t See Serena Williams Compete at the Olympics—She Has ‘A Lot of Reasons’
Ever since she announced she wouldn’t be competing in Tokyo, fans have wanted to know exactly why Serena Williams is not playing at the Olympics in 2021. She said it herself that “there’s a lot of reasons” why she won’t be at this year’s competition—so let’s get into what they are below.
The 23-time Grand Slam champ and four-time Olympic gold medalist announced her decision not to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in June during a press conference at Wimbledon. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list,” she said, according to The New York Times. “If so, then I should not be on it.” When asked why she decided not to compete for gold again this year, Serena admitted that “there’s a lot of reasons I made...
