Monica Puig, the surprise Rio Olympic tennis champion, will miss the Tokyo Games and the rest of this season after undergoing a second shoulder surgery to repair a rotator cuff and biceps tendon.
“This does put me in a very difficult position and having to sit out of the Tokyo Olympics this year,” Puig said in a video posted on her social media on Sunday, where she’s sitting with her right arm a black sling. “It is very difficult, and it was with a very heavy heart that I took this decision. Obviously, my team and I are thinking long term and prolonging my career for as many years as possible and hoping to play in the Paris 2024 Olympics.