The leadership of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) decided to reduce the fine imposed on the organizers of the Grand Slam tournament – Wimbledon – for not allowing Russian and Belarusian tennis players in 2022. It has been reported “BBC”.
In 2022, the organizers of Wimbledon did not allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players, which led to the sanctions of the ATP and WTA: Wimbledon lost rating points and the organizers had to pay a fine of $ 1 million. according to the source, this amount was halved – up to 500 thousand dollars.
The ATP will also not dismiss the UK Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Currently, Russian tennis players can play in neutral status in ATP and WTA tournaments.
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