Barty, Osaka Lead Women's Entries for Tennis in Tokyo
Sports Wednesday, July 21, 2021 11 Quick read South Korean athletes have their Barty, Osaka lead women’s own food service at the Games SEOUL: South Korean athletes will have their own food service entries for tennis in Tokyo at the Tokyo Olympics because of contamination fears, the WTA sent their country in the ITF’s Yonhap news agency reported international team competi- on Tuesday. The report said that WORLD No.1 Ashleigh Barty tions. The entry lists are still the nation’s Olympic Committee and No.2 Naomi Osaka will be subject to change. However, KSOC has set up a makeshift making their Olympic debuts with the deadline for adding kitchen in three containers at at Tokyo 2020 Games. The new players having passed, a hotel parking lot some 20 ITF has confirmed the final any further replacements minutes away from the athletes entry lists for the Tokyo 2020 would need to be from players village. Fourteen chefs are Olympic Tennis Event. already on-site in Tokyo, e.g., preparing three boxed meals per The finalized entry list in- a doubles-only player moving day for each team member, with cludes the top nine players into the singles draw. more than 400 boxes delivered on the Porsche Race Lead- In addition to direct quali- each day to the athletes and erboard, as well as 15 of the fication of the top 56 players officials. WTA Top 20. Amongst the by ranking - with no more Yonhap said the decision to Top 20, only the USA’s Sofia than four singles players qual- make their own meals came out Kenin and Serena Williams, ifying per nation - the ITF also of fear about food from Fuku- Canada’s Bianca Andreescu, reserves eight Final Qualifica- shima, the Japanese region ex- Romania’s Simona Halep, and tion Places.
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