Wimbledon will allow Russians and Belarusians to compete

Countless twists and turns occurred over the last year as a result of the Wimbledon veto for Russians and Belarusians to compete freely after the invasion of Ukraine. The London Grand Slam was the only one of the four to carry out this measure and that cost them a million-dollar penalty from the ATP and WTA, in addition to the fact that the tournament did not distribute points.

“Our current intention is to accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players subject to them competing as ‘neutral’ athletes and meeting the appropriate conditions. These will prohibit expressions of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine in various forms and will ban entry of players who receive funds from Russian and/or Belarusian states (including sponsorship of state-controlled or operated companies) in connection with your participation in The Championships”said the official statement.

Andy Murray, former number one in the world, gave his opinion in the last hours and it seems that he was not wrong. The sanction imposed would be a thing of the past and everything would return to “normal”.

To increase the pressure on the prestigious tournament, it was learned that the ATP and the WTA threatened to withdraw the license of the previous tournaments that are held on British soil, such as Queen’s, which would mean a very important economic blow for the British federation. tennis.