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The Telegraph: Wimbledon organizers may let Russians compete in 2023

MOSCOW, December 7 – RIA Novosti. According to The Telegraph, the organizers of the Wimbledon tournament may allow Russian tennis players to compete in 2023.

On Wednesday, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced that he and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) had been fined $1 million by the Tennis Professionals Association (ATP) for preventing Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in British tournaments. in 2022. . ATP has also threatened to take LTA tournaments out of the round if Russians and Belarusians are not allowed in 2023.

It was noted that the organizers of Wimbledon did not want to face the rest of the tennis community. They fear that exclusion of Russians and Belarusians from the tournament may cause the tournament to depreciate. In addition, the decision may be affected by the fact that Russian tennis players do not openly take a pro-Russian stance.

In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate in the 2022 tournament due to the situation in Ukraine. In response, the ATP and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have decided not to award Wimbledon ranking points. In addition, WTA fined LTA $750,000 and AELTC $250,000.

Source: Ria

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