NADAL ON RIO ENTRY LIST; RAONIC, HALEP WITHDRAW

Rafael Nadal is on the final entry list for the Rio Olympics. The 14-time major champion hasn't played since pulling out of the French Open because of an injured left wrist and needed the International Tennis Federation's Olympic Committee to approve his appeal because he hasn't played Davis Cup. Nadal won the gold medal in 2008. While there were no surprises on the list released Friday by the ITF, two top-10 players — one on the men's side, one on the women's — later announced they were withdrawing from the Olympics, and both mentioned concerns about the Zika virus.

Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic of Canada, No. 7 in the men's rankings, said in a statement that "I am making this decision for a variety of health concerns including the uncertainty around the Zika virus."

Romania's Simona Halep, the world's fifth-ranked woman, posted on Facebook: "After several talks with doctors and my family, I concluded that the risks are too high for my career and for my health, especially as a woman. Family is much too important for me and I can't risk not being able to have one of my own after my career in tennis is over."

Still, unlike golf, most of the world's top tennis players plan to go to Rio next month.

The only other unexpected announcement Friday came from sixth-ranked Victoria Azarenka, who posted on Twitter just as the Olympic roster was about to be released that she is pregnant and will miss the rest of the season.

— Associated Press