Daniil Medvedev still hopeful of playing in Wimbledon

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Updated 0920 GMT (1720 HKT) May 16, 2022

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(Reuters)World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev has not given up hope of competing at Wimbledon next month even though tournament organizershave banned Russians and Belarusians from playing at the grass court grand slam due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The decision was swiftly condemned by the men's and women's tours and a number of players, with Rafael Nadal calling the ruling «unfair.»Over the past week, there have also been suggestions that Wimbledon could be stripped of its ranking points by the two tours if the ban remains in force — effectively reducing the world's most famous tennis tournament to an exhibition event.Tennis star Marta Kostyuk asks 'What am I living for?' as