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US Open tennis to allow Russian, Belarusian players under neutral flag
Players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in the 2022 US Open under a neutral flag, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
US Open Tennis To Allow Russia, Belarus Players Under Neutral Flag
Players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in the 2022 US Open, but only under a neutral flag, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday. The move comes after the Grand Slams, the International Tennis Federation and the ATP and WTA Tours all condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supported by Belarus. The USTA supported the ban of Russia and Belarus from international team competitions and the directive to have players from those nations compete under a neutral flag in other competitions.
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The US Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete at Flushing Meadows in August, but Novak Djokovic could miss out due to Covid-19 rules. Russian and Belarusian players been competing under a neutral flag since Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Ad/> However, they have been banned from playing in the UK this summer, including at Wimbledon, which starts on June 27.
Russian and Belarusian players allowed to compete at US Open
:Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the U.S. Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday, a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them.
Russian tennis players will be allowed to compete at US Open
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes.