Wimbledon organisers have defended the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing at this year’s tournament.
The move was criticised by both the A-T-P and the W-T-A.
Players including Russian world number two Daniil Medvedev have been able to continue competing on tour as neutral athletes.
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Chairman of the All England Club - Ian Hewitt - says the UK government's guidance on the war in Ukraine gave the tournament no other alternative
