Andy Murray stated he expects Wimbledon organisers to permit Russian and Belarusian gamers to compete on the Grand Slam this 12 months after they have been banned in 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred gamers from the 2 international locations from competing the grasscourt main in response to what Russia known as a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Belarus has been a key staging space for the invasion.
The AELTC stated barring gamers from the 2 international locations was the one viable possibility beneath the steering offered by the British authorities, however the transfer led to Wimbledon having its rating factors taken away by the lads’s ATP and ladies’s WTA.
“It’s a really difficult one and I do feel for the players who weren’t able to play last year. But I also understand the situation and why it’s really hard for Wimbledon to make a call on it as well,” Murray advised BBC Sport.
“My understanding is that they are going to be allowed to play and I’m not going to be going nuts if that is the case.
“But if Wimbledon went down another route I would be understanding of that.”
Murray acquired the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award final 12 months in recognition of his help for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine after the previous world primary donated greater than $630,000 of prize cash he gained in 2022.
The Briton had stated final 12 months that he had spoken to a few of the Russian gamers and didn’t imagine they have been in favour of what was occurring in Ukraine.
This 12 months’s Wimbledon Championships are scheduled to run from July 3-16.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com