MOSCOW, Apr 5 Wimbledon Organizer, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), may remove world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and other Russian tennis players from participation in the tournament without instructions from the UK Ministry of Sports, reports the Telegraph. Earlier, UK Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston did not rule out that Medvedev would be denied participation in Wimbledon in 2022 if the athlete does not come out with a condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine. According to the publication, AELTC will not face any legal consequences if it imposes a ban on the participation of Russians in the Wimbledon tournament, due to its independent status.
"Private clubs have more freedom regarding who to allow, and who isn't, so they won't be subject to the same discrimination laws as the tours (ATP, WTA and ITF)" the right to suspend players, for example, if they were found guilty of match-fixing or doping, but you must be able to demonstrate that these actions are reasonable.In this case, if the organizers of the Tours took decisive action, the Russian players could argue that they They interfere with earning a living through no fault of their own. However, for Wimbledon this is not so important, «he added. Earlier, the ATP and WTA announced the admission of Russian athletes to competitions only in a neutral status.