Amelie Mauresmo says players will face sanctions for pro-Vladimir Putin statements at French Open

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo says there is “no fair decision” regarding allowing Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the tournament, but they will face “sanctions” if they support Vladimir Putin in public. Wimbledon has decided to ban Russian and Belarusian players following the invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> However, the French Open is sticking with the ATP and WTA, which are allowing Russian and Belarusian players to compete as individuals and not under their national flags.

TennisDjokovic, Russians given green light to play at French Open16/03/2022 AT 13:07 The move from Wimbledon has been criticised by several players, including world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, and there have been rumours that the major could lose its ranking points as a result. Former world No.

1 Mauresmo says the situation is difficult to manage. “It’s very complicated, probably there is no fair decision to take,” she told France Inter. Nadal coy on Wimbledon ranking points removal Will Djokovic be top seed for French Open? “We keep the line of what all the European governments – and other governments – decided in March, i.e.

national teams of Russia and Belarus banned, but not the athletes as individuals, as long as they play under strict neutrality. We will be very meticulous on that. “If any of them should have pro-Putin statements in the media, there will be sanctions for sure.” Mauresmo also said that she expects nearly a full attendance at this year’s French Open, which starts on May 22.