It is the professional women's tour, WTA, which fined the tournament the equivalent of approximately 2.5 million kroner, and the English Tennis Association of 7.5 million.

According to Wimbledon's CEO, Sally Bolton, they will appeal the fine.

- It is subject to a legal process so I can not comment specifically but what I can say is that we stand by our decision, she says.

The decision to expel Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament came after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WTA and ATP chose to let the players continue to compete, but as neutral players.

- It was difficult and challenging and we thought about the consequences.

But it was the right decision for us, says Bolton.

In response to Wimbledon's decision, the WTA and ATP chose to remove the ranking points from the tournament.