Monica Puig
FILE - Monica Puig, of Puerto Rico, returns a shot to Rebecca Peterson, of Sweden, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in New York. Rio de Janeiro Olympics gold medalist Monica Puig announced her retirement from professional tennis at age 28 via a post on social media Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Owens), File
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Jun. 13, 2022 12:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016, file photo, Monica Puig, of Puerto Rico, cries after winning the gold medal match in the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Puig announced her retirement from professional tennis at age 28 via a post on social media Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
2016 Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig retires from tennis

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 13, 2022 12:25 PM EDT

FILE - Japan's Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating United States Jennifer Brady in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, in this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, file photo. Naomi Osaka was going to be at the center of attention during the Tokyo Olympics no matter what. She is a tennis superstar who owns four Grand Slam titles and is the highest-earning female athlete in the world.(AP Photo/Mark Dadswell, FIle)
Naomi Osaka's return to action highlights Olympic tennis

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 05, 2021 10:43 AM EDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a return to South Africa's Kevin Anderson during the men's singles second round match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic entry lists

By Howard Fendrich Jul. 01, 2021 09:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, file photo, Monica Puig, of Puerto Rico, returns to Germany's Angelique Kerber in the gold medal match of the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reigning Olympic tennis gold medalist Puig will miss the Tokyo Games and the rest of the 2021 season after having surgery on her right shoulder. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Rio Olympic tennis gold medalist Monica Puig to miss Tokyo

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 06, 2021 06:25 PM EDT