'It's discrimination' - Sloane Stephens slams Wimbledon for Russia ban in strong French Open press conference
Sloane Stephens has slammed Wimbledon for its ban on Russian and Belarusian players in a very strong French Open press conference. The former US Open champion backed the decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points after the All England Club banned Russian and Belarusian players from the grass-court Grand Slam following the invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> Stephens was addressing the media after her 5-7 6-4 6-2 first-round victory over Jule Niemeier and had powerful words for Wimbledon after the ATP and WTA made their decision last Friday which means players will not receive ranking points at the iconic tournament.