President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev in a conversation with , he said that the Australian Tennis Federation could not prevent Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participating in the Australian Open.
Earlier, it became known that the Australian Tennis Federation decided not to exclude Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participating in the Australian Open, which will be held from January 16 to 29, 2023.
Last season, all tennis tournaments in the UK did not allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players due to the situation in Ukraine. For this, the ATP and WTA fined the organizers $1 million each, and Wimbledon was held without ranking points. After that, reports emerged that the British were ready to reconsider their position and allow players from Russia and Belarus to participate.
– The Australian Tennis Federation could not prevent our Belarusian tennis players from participating in the Australian Open. The history of Wimbledon is long gone. Now, if Wimbledon doesn’t allow it, no one will have Wimbledon. The ATP has an agreement with the tournaments that they only allow players by ranking, regardless of nationality, Tarpishchev told .
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