Pablo Carre�o has withdrawn from the individual team of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and his place will be occupied Pedro Martínez Goalkeeper as confirmed this Sunday by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The Asturian does remain in the competition doublewhere he will form a couple with Marcel Granollers just as planned.
The 32-year-old tennis player, bronze in Tokyo 2021, achieved his place for the Games through his protected ranking after returning to competition in after seven months away from the slopes due to back surgery.
Carre�o resigned from playing Wimbledon just a week ago because of thea centimeter-long muscle tear in the adductor of his right leg, injury that has led him to decide to limit his participation in the Games to the doubles event.
Pedro Mart�nez, eighth tennis player of the ‘Armada’
Your removal from the list of registered individuals for the individual table allows the 27-year-old Valencian Pedro Martínez Portero to enterwhich occupied the number 47 in the world ranking on June 10date on which classification for the Olympic Games was determined.
The Valencian tennis player will debut in the Olympic event after a great start to the season which has allowed him to return to the Top50. Winner of the Girona ATP Challengerhas also been a finalist in the ATP 250 in Estoril and two other Challengers in Tenerife and Bordeaux.
Tambi�n se qued� at the gates of the final at the ATP 250 in Santiago de Chile and was a quarterfinalist in Bucharest. In Wimbledon was eliminated in the first round against the American Tommy Paul in four sets.
With his presence, the ‘Armada’ will travel to Paris with eight tennis players on its roster. In the individual boxes there will be Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal (with protected ranking), Alejandro Davidovich, Pedro Mart�nez, Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa.
In the competition of double pairs formed by Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carre�o with Marcel Granollersy Sara Sorribes with Cristina Bucsa.
