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Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which runs Wimbledon, said they were acting to "limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible". Russian men's world number two Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian female world number four Aryna Sabalenka are the leading players affected by the ban.
Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at this year's Wimbledon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Grand Slam's organisers All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the AELTC said it was in talks with the British government on the participation of players from Russia and Belarus in the grasscourt Grand Slam.
Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday.
WTA world No 25 Elina Svitolina has called on tennis' governing bodies to ban all Russian and Belarusian players who fail to denounce Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It comes after reports claimed Wimbledon would officially be banning tennis players from the two nations, stopping the likes of ATP world No 2 Daniil Medvedev from competing in the Grand Slam tournament this summer.
Iga Swiatek says she felt «overwhelmed» at the whirlwind that accompanied her becoming World No. 1. The 20-year-old Pole achieved the milestone in March at the Miami Open after an unexpected series of events that saw her win in Doha, Indian Wells and ultimately Miami, and also saw Ash Barty vacate the top spot in the WTA rankings after announcing her retirement.
South African tennis star Lloyd Harris advanced to the third round of the Barcelona Open after a solid win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Wednesday.
By Aleks Klosok and Anna Chernova, CNN