There will be no exceptions, not even for world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. Article written by Published on 04/20/2022 15:39 Updated on 04/20/2022 17:12 Reading time: 1 min. No Russian or Belarusian tennis player will participate in the Wimbledon tournament which is being held from June 27 to July 10, 2022 in England, according to information from franceinfo, Wednesday April 20, confirmed by the organization of the tournament. Due to the war in Ukraine and in agreement with the British government, the organizers have decided to exclude some of the best tennis players in the world, including world number 2 Daniil Medvedev and number 8 Andrey Rublev. Among women, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 15th in the world, is also excluded, as is Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, 18th. “In the circumstances of unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefit from the participation of Russian or Belarusian players,” the All England Lawn Tennis Club said in a statement. “We therefore intend, with deep regret, to reject the registration of Russian and Belarusian players at Wimbledon.” The Wimbledon organizers are the first to make such a decision. Individually, the ATP and WTA tournaments were content to impose a neutral banner. Russian and Belarusian players have already been excluded from team competitions. It is likely that they will not participate in any tournament on British soil, in particular that of Queen’s, scheduled for June 13 to 19, 2022, just after Roland Garros. The Kremlin deplored an “unacceptable” decision, via its spokesperson who denounces sportsmen “hostages of political prejudice”. Tennis Plays for Peace is a joint initiative across tennis to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.Find out more about #TennisPlaysForPeace ⬇️ — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) March 8, 2022 and Belarusians will be accepted at the Roland-Garros tournament “as things stand at present”. This confirms the position of the FFT taken on March 16. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link