Shamil Tarpischev, President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), believes that foreign athletes are showing their attitude towards them by not refusing to play with the Russians at Wimbledon because they are deprived of their rating points.
The indicator of attitude is very simple: no one refused to play against our athletes. And if our boys and girls were not admitted to Wimbledon, most of the athletes generally took our side. And they agreed not to be awarded points, even to their detriment.
I believe this attitude is related to the characteristics of our sport. All the guys have known each other from childhood, since the age of 13 and played with each other many times throughout their careers, ”Tarpishcheva says. DEA News.
Recall that in April last year, the organizers of Wimbledon refused to admit Russian and Belarusian tennis players to the competition. In addition, players from these countries are banned from playing in lawn tournaments held under the auspices of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in England.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fined the LTA on December 7 for not allowing Russians and Belarusians to participate in tournaments held in the country. The fine amounting to 1 million dollars, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) had previously fined the British tennis player the same amount.
It was previously reported that Daniil Medvedev advances to the next round of the tournament in Dubai.
Source: Gazeta
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