ST PETERSBURG, June 24, Taras Barabash. The decision of the Latvian Tennis Union (LTS) not to allow the Russians to participate in the tournament in Liepaja does not do him credit, said the head of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev. Earlier it was reported that LTS reached an agreement with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) that that the tournament in Liepaja in 2022 will be held without the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. «This decision does not honor the Latvians, because sport has been out of politics all their lives. To take away the opportunity for athletes to perform is to turn everyone against themselves,» Tarpishchev said. In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, due to the situation in Ukraine, refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to the Wimbledon tournament, the organizers of all British grass season tournaments made the same decision.
