Juan is the only number
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The Olympic tennis entries seem to be getting shuffled like a deck of cards in the hands of a nervous dealer. The latest switch came Monday, courtesy of Argentina.
Out: Juan Ignacio Chela and his aching shoulder. In: Agustin Calleri.
Not exactly a surprise, considering that Chela also missed Wimbledon because of the same injury. And, the Beijing Olympics will be contested on a hard-court surface, not Chela’s beloved clay.
The biggest mystery will unfold on the women’s side. I wonder what the odds are of Venus and Serena Williams both getting on an airplane to China -- and both finishing their matches in Beijing?
Medal picks in the obscure sports are much harder to figure than that one.
-- Lisa Dillman
