Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players from upcoming tournament | latikambourke
World No. 2 tennis player Daniil Medvedev will not play in this year’s Wimbledon after organisers banned all Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament.
The All England Club said in a statement that it had a responsibility to limit Russian global influence through “the strongest means possible”. The Lawn Tennis Association , the governing body for tennis in Britain, said it was united with the All England Club and that the ban would mean a consistent approach towards Russian and Belarusian tennis players would be applied across the country.“The LTA also recognises that individual Russian and Belarusian players may not agree with the actions of their governments and this is a situation beyond their control,” the LTA said.
Medvedev’s management was contacted for comment. The world No. 2 was briefly help the top position earlier in the year and has not outright condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He has said that he “stands for peace”.
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