The classic English contest reported the brutal step due to the war in Ukraine. This decision will not allow Medvedev, number two in the ATP rankings, to compete.
the contest of Wimbledon ban Russian tennis players from competing, including number two in the world, Daniel Medvedevand the Belarusians, such as sanctions for aggression in Ukraine.
This confirms the threats of the British Government, which, through sports minister, Nigel Huddleston, has asked on several occasions that the Russian tennis players were required to declare their independence from Vladimir Putin in writing to prevent them from committing any kind of act in favor of Russia during the event.
Wimbledon thus becomes the first major competition that prohibits individual athletes from participatingafter being ousted by Russia in tournaments such as the Qatar World Cup and other tennis team competitions such as the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, where they defended the titles they won in 2021.
The third Grand Slam of the season he defeated Medvedev, the second best tennis player in the world, in addition to Andrey Rublev, number 8 in the ranking, Karen Khachanov (26) and Aslan Karatsev (30). In Medvedev’s case, his participation was an uncertainty, as he could not miss the entire tour of the clay court due to a hernia.
As for the tennis players who will not be able to join Wimbledon, on the part of Russia they are featured Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (15) and Daria Kasatkina (26), while for Belarus, there are Aryna Sabalenka, number 4 in the rankings and semifinalist in 2021, and Victoria Azarenka (18).
Wimbledon, won by Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty – now retired – in 2021, will be played from June 27 to July 10. Currently, Russian and Belarusian tennis players can play on the circuit, as long as’ t they do not do so under the flag of their respective countries or carry symbols reminding them.
This is the first time Wimbledon has banned people from a particular country since years after World War II, without allowing the Germans and Japanese to play the London Grand Slam.
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