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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan

Oh no is Shapo injured? Seems strange he's not going.

Not injured as far as I know, I think he just decided that the Olympics didn't fit into his schedule. He does have a recurring shoulder issue though. Here's some words from Shapo on his decision:

“It was definitely a difficult choice. Obviously, I have always dreamt of representing Canada, representing my country at the Olympics. It’s something I think every every athlete dreams about growing up – and especially me. I’ve always I’ve always wanted to go,” Shapovalov told Open Court after his emphatic 6-2, 6-3 victory over defending Queen’s Club champion Feliciano Lopez Thursday.

“With the COVID restrictions and everything going on right now, we just decided with the team that it’s just best for us to skip this one. But for sure, it’s definitely a big pity,” he added.

“That’s obviously in play. I mean, it’s the shoulder’s kind of a recurring thing. So I don’t want to play too, too much and put too much stress on it. And for sure, it’s something that I’m constantly having to go back to my team with and discuss, like we did for the French Open,” he said. “We decided we really want to have a good grass-court season.”

https://opencourt.ca/2021/06/17/no-t...o-paris-in-24/