Russian players will have to provide assurances to the UK Sports Minister that they won't fly the Russian flag on British soil if they wish to compete at Wimbledon. For more:
March 16th, 2022 9:12 am
“We need some potential assurance that they are not supporters of Vladimir Putin. We’re considering what requirements we may need.“Would I be comfortable with a Russian athlete flying the Russian flag? No. We are in discussions with the All England Club about this. Tennis reporter Stuart Fraser tweeted: “Understand that some Wimbledon officials have concerns about the optics of allowing Russians to play in this summer’s championships, when other sports have taken more drastic action. Discussions with other grand slams have taken place in recent days.”Source: AFP. The ITF also suspended both countries from team events, the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, and the ATP and WTA tournaments set to be held in Moscow in October have been suspended.
“What is very disappointing is that no Russian player came to see me. None have told me they’re sorry for what their country is doing to mine.
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