News Desk : Four-time Olympic gold medallist Serena Williams has confirmed she will not play in this summer`s delayed Tokyo Games.

The 39-year-old American, who made her Games debut at Sydney in 2000, made the announcement in her pre-Wimbledon media conference on Sunday.

"I`m actually not on the Olympic list - not that I`m aware of. If so, then I shouldn`t be on it," she said.

Williams did not want to elaborate when asked more about the decision.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion had already indicated she did not want to travel to Tokyo because she could not take three-year-old daughter Olympia with her under Games restrictions.

"There`s a lot of reasons that I made my Olympic decision. I don`t feel like going into them today. Maybe another day. Sorry," she said.

Williams won gold in the singles and women`s doubles at London 2012, with her two other medals coming in the doubles at Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.

She begins her bid for an eighth Wimbledon singles title and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.

Source: BBC