Wimbledon: Daniil Medvedev says he will 'respect' decision made on Russia and Belarus players this year

Daniil Medvedev says he will «respect» whatever decision Wimbledon makes on the participation of Russian and Belarusian players at this summer's Grand Slam. Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam last year to refuse Russian and Belarusian players from competing. Ad The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) received a £1.4m fine from the ATP and WTA, and no ranking points were awarded from the tournament.

ATP Dubai'It is amazing' — Medvedev roars to another ATP title as he defeats Rublev in Dubai04/03/2023 AT 17:36 A decision on whether to lift the ban this year is expected to be announced soon. Medvedev said he would be «really happy» to compete at the Grand Slam this year, but will not look to influence the tournament organisers. «I'm not going to make this decision for them or even help them make this decision,» he told reporters ahead of his Indian Wells opener against USA's Brandon Nakashima on Friday.

«They have to make it by themselves for their different reasons like they did last year. »And I always said I will respect this decision. I play where I can play… tennis is my job so I would be really happy to play Wimbledon.

«I absolutely love that tournament, but if it's not meant to be, I'm going to wait for the opportunity to be back there.» Murray won't 'be going nuts' if Russian and Belarusian players are allowed at Wimbledon Alcaraz plays down injury doubts as he aims for world No. 1 return Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka said that the situation is «not under my control». «The reaction of people, some different things made me feel really bad — that this is my fault,» the Belarusian said.

«But then I realised that this is not under my control. I did nothing, nothing bad against Ukrainian people. This is just not my