With the continuous evolution of international politics and the passage of time, a scene that tennis fans do not want to see is still staged.
Yesterday, the news came that the Wimbledon Organizing Committee officially issued a notice that players of Russian and Belarusian nationality will be banned from participating in this year's Wimbledon.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a public uproar. Sports have always been not about nationality and politics, and as one of the many sentient beings, we naturally do not talk much about the sensitive topic of politics for the people of Lebanon. But historically, such a situation is still very rare.
For this decision of Wimbledon, THEP also immediately issued a statement to support the players and face Wimbledon head-on.
Of course, there are still two months until the start of Wimbledon, and there may be variables in how things will eventually develop.
Leaving aside these right and wrong, but saying that there are as many as 16 players from the two countries who are currently in the top 100 of the world rankings, and see:
Men: Medvedev, Rublev, Khachanov, Karatsev, Ivaszka
Women: Pavlyuchenkova, Kasakina, Kudmetova, Samsonova, Alexandrova, Grachova, Karinskaya, Rakhimova, Sabalenka, Azarenka, Sassnovic
In terms of men, there are two in the world's top ten. Although the grass results have always been inferior to their performances on other venues.
Medvedev also reached the round of sixteen last year, but lost to pole Hulkács, the pole in the quarter-finals, but this is already the best in his history.
Rublev and Karatsev were eliminated early, but the thunder god Khachanov was impressive in the battle with Koda, and the two sides jointly staged a mutual battle, and finally the Russians advanced to the quarterfinals.
Among the women's players, the impact on Sabalenka and Azarenka is naturally the greatest. The former has been delayed in scoring a Grand Slam title, and for the serve-hard player, Wimbledon's chances are the greatest.
Azarenka's match in the first quarter of this year has already shown the psychological suffering of her because of the impact of the war. Therefore, if you participate in the competition again, the psychological endurance is also a big question.
Of course, after this news came out, there were players who spoke out immediately. The first to bear the brunt was undoubtedly Djokovic, who came out of the war and said bluntly that sports should let politics go.
The vote on whether to approve of Wimbledon's approach is also in full swing online. What do you have to say about this topic? (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)