'It's a tricky situation': Daniil Medvedev opens up on Wimbledon ban for Russian players, will play if he can

Daniil Medvedev was non-committal when asked his opinion on Wimbledon's ban on Russian players as he prepares to return to tour action this week. The Moscow-born 26-year-old has been out of action since the end of March with a hernia problem, but is preparing to make his comeback at the Geneva Open this week. Ad/> Unsurprisingly, in his first conversation back with reporters, the US Open champion was asked his thoughts on the All England Club's decision that was made during his absence.

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«It's a tricky situation and like every situation in life, you ask 100 players, everybody's going to give a different opinion. »[If] I can play: I'm going to be happy to play in Wimbledon. I love this tournament.

"[If] I cannot play: well, I'm going to try to play other tournaments and prepare well for next year if I have the chance to play." Murray 'withdraws from French Open to focus on Wimbledon' — reports Djokovic 'pleasantly surprised' with win over Tsitsipas to seal sixth Italian Open title Swiatek 'to celebrate with a lot of tiramisu' after sealing fifth straight title in Rome Many of the world's top players have publicly opposed the ban, including both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Medvedev says only now is he getting the chance to speak to some of his fellow pros about the potential next steps. «Since I haven't been on the tour, I haven't talked to any of them face to face,» the Russian