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tennis is wrapping up and we'll be seeing plenty of athletic field events. all this as japan is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases. on saturday the country recorded more than 12,000 new infections. its highest single-day increase since the pandemic started. joining me, blake essig in tokyo, cnn sports andy scholes in atlanta. andy first, what's the latest with simone biles? >> we now wait to see if biles is even going to end up competing at these olympic games. she decided not to do the individual all-around, then vault and bars. biles has pulled out of the floor exercise final as well due to mental health. biles says she's dealing with a case of the twisties, which is a word gymnasts use to describe a mental block they can't shake which causes them to get lost in the air while trying to do moves they've done thousands and thousands of times. usa gymnastics made the announcement on twitter saying, simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later
paying does make me feel warm inside. what? -i know right? where has extracredit been all my life? when it comes to your credit, more is better. so get more with extracredit, including rent and utility reporting, credit building offers and more. it is day nine of the tokyo olympics. we're learning that simone biles will sit out another event. and in today's competitions, tennis is wrapping up and we'll be seeing plenty of athletic field events. all of this as japan of course is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases. saturday the country recorded more than 12,000 new infections, its highest single day increase inside is the pandemic started.