Kafelnikov believes that Wimbledon will not be left out of the ATP round because the Russians were not accepted
MOSCOW, December 8 – RIA Novosti, Oleg Bogatov. Olympic champion, former world ranking leader Yevgeny Kafelnikov told RIA Novosti that the Wimbledon tournament will not be left out of the Tennis Professionals Association (ATP) competition series, as the Russians were not accepted to participate in 2022. some compromise solution.
On Wednesday, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced that he and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) were fined $1 million by the ATP for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from 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. The Telegraph later reported that the Wimbledon organizers could allow the Russians to compete in 2023 because they did not want to face off against the rest of the tennis community, and also feared that the tournament would depreciate. The decision may also be affected by the fact that Russian tennis players do not openly take a pro-Russian stance.
Source: Ria
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