ANALYSIS: Has tennis ever been more overtly political than it is now?
from the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup. This was especially bad news for Russian tennis players, who were expecting to defend victories in both events from back in 2021.
However, this position was repudiated by both the Association of Tennis Professionals and the Women's Tennis Association , which fined the All England Club. This would also require, at the very least, neutrality in respect of their public position on the invasion of Ukraine. As theemphasised, if any players were to show support for Putin, sanctions would follow.
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