Will Russian and Belarusian players like Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev compete at Wimbledon? What about visa delays?

Will Russian and Belarusian players like Aryna Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev be able to play at Wimbledon this year after being banned in 2022? What about visa issues? Will there be ranking points on offer again at Wimbledon? Here’s everything you need to know about Russian and Belarusian players competing at Wimbledon 2023. Ad Can Russian and Belarusian players compete at Wimbledon? WimbledonWhen is Wimbledon? What's the schedule? When is the draw?43 MINUTES AGO Yes. In 2022 Russian and Belarusian players were banned from competing at Wimbledon following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was supported by Belarus.

The decision, which went against the stance held by all other tournaments on the ATP and WTA tours and the three other Grand Slams, led to Wimbledon being stripped of ranking points. However, the ban has been lifted this year and Russian and Belarusian players will be able to play at Wimbledon – and other UK grass events – as neutral athletes. They will also need to comply with certain conditions, such as agreeing not to support the Russian and/or Belarusian states, or their regimes and leaders.

The decision means Belarusian women’s world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and Russian men’s world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev will be among the players returning to Wimbledon.

“I will be happy if I'm able to come to UK to play Wimbledon,” said Medvedev after his first-round loss at the French Open. “I’m gonna try to manage to do better this year in Wimbledon than the years before.” Sabalenka said she is “super excited” to return to Wimbledon. Wilander: Djokovic the best of all time — but the greatest? Murray hopes Djokovic 'takes eyes off ball' before Wimbledon “I really like to play there; I really enjoy the atmosphere.