Daniil Medvedev and the Lev Andreev sisters Kassil said that only 15 percent of our tennis players received a visa to participate in Wimbledon. The British are doing their best to ruin the life of the Russians, fearing that one of ours will take the main trophy of the tournament.
Brits are always in trouble The disturbing news regarding the visa situation comes from rising world tennis star Mirra Andreeva, 16, who admitted during the French Open that she still hasn't been cleared to enter the UK. And this despite the fact that the WTA and ATP still pushed the organizers of Wimbledon on the participation of Russian tennis players in the competition.
Recall that a year ago, Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament that banned ours and Belarusians from playing on their soil. Then the British competitions were deprived of rating points, making them essentially exhibition and not very interesting for athletes.
After all, their well-being depends on the rating as well. The organizers seem to have drawn conclusions, especially since Wimbledon 2022 was won by Muscovite Elena Rybakina, who now represents Kazakhstan, which the tournament management did not like much.
Only 15 percent barriers for the Russians. They can no longer forbid their participation, but it is easy to create problems with visas. The agent of Medvedev and the Andreev sisters, Lev Kassil, told reporters about the current situation and options for resolving it.
«Our tennis players will play at Wimbledon this year, but there is a problem with visas. 15% of our tennis players have received British visas, but the rest have not received and are in limbo. All procedures have been followed. When applying for an English visa, you can use the express procedure «They took the money, but then they said, I'm sorry, we can't help you. It's not a thousand pounds for this procedure, it's just that the players are under psychological pressure. We hope that visas will be issued, but, most likely, this will be done at the last moment» , — said Kassil.
It would seem that it is time to get used to the British hypocrisy, but such an attitude is still amazing. The start of Wimbledon 2023 is less than a month away. Even if the government approves visas at the very last moment, it will hit the psychology of tennis players hard, who will not be able to make plans. After all, if they fly past Wimbledon, they must participate in other tournaments and keep in shape, score points.
It is worth agreeing with agent Kassil, who believes that visas will still be given, but right before the start of the competition, in order to maximize the withdrawal our athletes from themselves. For the British, this is generally an ideal alignment. On the one hand, they will make the Russians and Belarusians nervous. On the other hand, they will be able to report to the leadership of world tennis. Look, we gave everyone visas, they let everyone into our homes. Based on this, I really want ours to perform worthily at Wimbledon, and even better to win the trophy in front of the hypocritical British.
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