President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev in an interview with , he said that the British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) may well be deprived of the right to organize competitions if Russian athletes are not allowed, since such sanctions are provided for in agreements.
Earlier, the English newspaper Daily Mail reported that the likelihood of such an outcome for the LTA is very high if the organization again bans Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participating in their tournaments. In this case, the hosting rights for the competition may be put up for sale.
This has been known for a long time, the fact is not new. For six months, this information has been heard. It’s normal: there are rules of the game, there are signed agreements. If they don’t fulfill their duties, why not punish them?
The treaty stipulates that athletes are admitted by ranking, regardless of their nation. Disqualification is a clear violation, and because of it, in fact, Wimbledon was fined. So it’s normal practice, and kudos to the organizers for following the letter of the law,” Tarpishchev told .
Russian and Belarusian tennis players have been suspended from the Wimbledon tournament in 2022 due to events in Ukraine. Later, the competition organizers were fined $1 million and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) stripped the tournament of scoring points.
Wimbledon 2023 will take place from July 3-16.
Source : MatchTV
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