Only five Top-20 women tennis players not competing in Tokyo

TOKYO: Despite a number of pull-outs, the women's tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics wears a healthy look with the final entry list having 15 of the WTA top-20 confirming their entries for the quadrennial showpiece.

The WTA confirmed on Tuesday that the "The ITF (International Tennis Federation) has published the final entry list. The final entry list has 15 of the WTA Top 20 confirmed for Tokyo, including World No.1 and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty and world No.2 and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka. The field also features the top nine players on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen."

Amongst the top-20, only the United States' Sofia Kenin and Serena Williams, Canada's Bianca Andreescu, Romania's Simona Halep, and Belarus' Victoria Azarenka have opted out. (IANS)

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