China News Service, April 21. On the 20th local time, the Wimbledon Open, one of the tennis Grand Slams, announced that Russian and Belarusian players will be banned from participating in this year's Wimbledon.
Players affected by the ban include world No. 2 Medvedev and No. 8 Rublev in men's singles, Sabalenka, No. 4 in women's singles, and Pavlyuchenkova, No. 15 .
The 2022 Wimbledon will be held in London from June 27 to July 10, and this event will also become the first tennis Grand Slam event to limit individual participation by Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Data map: Medvedev hits the ball.
Photo by Yin Liqin
On the 20th local time, the Professional Tennis Federation (ATP) said the decision to ban Russian players from the Wimbledon tennis tournament was unfair.
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