Ukraine news: Wimbledon bans players from Russia, Belarus

LONDON –

Tennis gamers from Russia and Belarus is not going to be allowed to play at Wimbledon this 12 months due to the conflict in Ukraine, the All England Membership introduced Wednesday.

Among the many outstanding gamers affected by the ban are reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who not too long ago reached No. 1 within the ATP rankings and is at the moment No. 2; males’s No. 8 Andrey Rublev; Aryna Sabalenka, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2021 and is No. 4 within the WTA rankings; Victoria Azarenka, former ladies’s No. 1 who has received the Australian Open twice; and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the French Open runner-up final 12 months.

Wimbledon begins on June 27.

Russian athletes have been banned from competing in lots of sports activities following their nation’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has aided Russia within the conflict.