MOSCOW, May 2. Former world number one Briton Andy Murray said in an interview with the Daily Mail that he does not support the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in Wimbledon. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) refused Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in Wimbledon because of the situation in Ukraine. Also, players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing in grass tournaments in the UK under the auspices of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). «I find this an incredibly difficult situation. I spoke with some Russian and Ukrainian players. I am very sorry for the athletes who were banned from playing «I understand that this will seem unfair to them. But I also know some people who work at Wimbledon. I also know the difficult situation they are in. There are some things that I disagree with. They are that supposedly Wimbledon only cares about itself. And it doesn't care about the players,» Murray said. «It's very, very difficult. I sympathize with the organizers of Wimbledon, I sympathize with the players and everyone who was affected by it in Ukraine. It's just hard for me to talk about it. I I do not support the suspension of players,» he concluded. Wimbledon will be held from June 27 to July 10.
