Tennis players Raonic, Halep out of Olympics over Zika

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Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and women's world number five Simona Halep dealt the Olympics tennis tournament a double body blow Friday when they pulled out of Rio, citing health fears over the Zika virus. Raonic, the world number seven from Canada who was defeated by Andy Murray in Sunday's Wimbledon final, said he had taken the decision "with a heavy heart". Halep, the 2014 French Open runner-up, said she too was concerned over the Zika virus and did not want to damage her hopes of having a family when she retires from playing.

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