After Novak Djokovic recently called Wimbledon’s decision to bar players from Russia and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine “crazy,” Rafael Nadal added his voice Sunday, saying it was “very unfair.”
The decision has been unpopular with tennis players’ governing bodies and has created uncertainty around the sport’s biggest tournaments. The French Open, the second Grand Slam of 2022, begins May 22, and initial reports indicate that players may be allowed to play under a neutral flag, as they have done at the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women’s Tennis Association events since Russia’s invasion began.
Elina Svitolina, a Ukrainian ranked 20th in the world, pledged to donate her winnings in last month’s Monterrey Open to the Ukrainian army, and she supports allowing athletes who are against the invasion to play.Neither the ATP nor the WTA has taken action, but they could remove ranking points from Wimbledon, which begins June 27.
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