Beijing time on April 20 news, according to the latest reports of the British media, this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament is likely to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the tournament. The decision could be officially announced at Wimbledon's annual press conference on April 26.
British media quoted an anonymous international tennis source who said the All England club had made a decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus from Wimbledon this year. The source revealed that this decision has been finally made, only waiting for the right time for official announcement.
If Wimbledon were to ban Russian and Belarusian players from playing, it would be a very big blow to this year's Wimbledon tournament and players who can't compete. In terms of the viewing and attention of the game, as well as the players themselves, there are all kinds of harms and no benefits.
In this week's world rankings, in the men's singles top 100, there are a total of four Russian players Medvedev, Rublev, Kachanov and Karatsev, of which Medvedev is the second in the world and Rublev is also in the top ten. Belarusian Ivaszka is in 44th place and could have won a Wimbledon regular spot as well.
There are 8 Russian players in the top 100 women's singles, including Pavlyuchenkova, Kasakina, Kudmetova and other famous players. Belarusian players in the top 100 are Sabalenka, Azarenka and Sassnovic. There are also a number of Russian and Belarusian players in the doubles field, who may be disqualified.
Russian and Belarusian players have faced very much pressure on the Tour since February this year. However, the ATP and WTA organizations have not made extreme bans, and players can participate in the tour normally. If Wimbledon does announce this decision, it will be ahead of the curve in tennis.