![]() ![]() This year's Wimbledon runs from July 3-16. Players from Russia and Belarus also continue to feature at tour events although they are prevented from competing under the name or flag of their countries. Neither Serena and Venus Williams are in the third round of Wimbledon for the first time since 1997, but Coco Gauff keeps on rolling. None of the sport's three other Grand Slams in Australia, France and the United States have imposed similar bans. There are now fears that if the ban remains in place, leading events such as Queen's and Eastbourne could be removed from Britain, with yet more huge fines to follow. Bailey took the Wimbledon, but only with a 98, and Bartletti dropped a. ![]() Ironically, the women's singles title was won by Russian-born Elena Rybakina representing Kazakhstan. In these small matches, Marine riflemen finished high in the standings but. The ATP, which runs the men's professional tour, responded to last year's ban by hitting British tennis with a $1 million fine, split between a $750,000 punishment for the LTA and a $250,000 penalty for the AELTC.īoth the ATP and the Women's Tennis Association also stripped Wimbledon of its ranking points. Jon Wertheim, of the US-based Sports Illustrated magazine, tweeted: "Hearing that and the LTA will NOT repeat last year's decision to prohibit the Russians/Belarusians from competing."Īn AELTC spokeswoman told AFP: "We are continuing to work very closely with the UK Government and key stakeholders in tennis on this matter." However, it added players from those countries may need to sign a declaration promising they will not "promote or glorify" Russia president Vladimir Putin's war in any way during the tournament. ![]()
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