Former world racket Daniil Medvedev talked about the Russians being admitted to Wimbledon this summer.
“I will not make this decision for them, or even help them make that decision. Like last year, they should do it themselves, in their own opinion. I always said I would respect any decision they made. Of course I would really love to play at Wimbledon, I really like this tournament. But if I am destined to miss him, I will wait for the next opportunity to get back there,” Medvedev says. sky sports.
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.
Wimbledon will be held from July 3-16 this year.
Today Daniil Medvedev will play with US representative Brandon Nakashima at the tournament at Indian Wells.
formerly Medvedev He spoke again about the situation in Ukraine.
Source: Gazeta
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