MOSCOW, June 25 Wimbledon organizers' decision to ban Russian tennis players and Belarus only applies to the 2022 tournament, tournament executive director Sally Bolton said. In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to Wimbledon due to the situation in Ukraine. In response, in May, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) decided not to award ranking points to the participants in the tournament. «The decision we made only applies to this year's tournament. But we still believe that it was the right decision. It is impossible to say what situation we will find ourselves in next year. It was an incredibly difficult decision, and we deeply regret the impact it will have on those affected,» Bolton was quoted by Bloomberg. the non-admission of Russians and Belarusians was adopted in connection with the instructions of the British government.
