Wimbledon Barred Russian and Belarusian Players From This Year’s Tournament

Wimbledon organizers will not allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate in the tournament. This was reported on Wednesday by the New York Times with reference to a high-ranking international tennis official.

The decision by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) means Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev from Russia and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will not be able to participate in the June 27-July 10 tournament.