MOSCOW, Jul 3 Russian tennis player Andrei Rublev said that The organizers of Wimbledon made a mistake by not allowing the Russians and Belarusians to the tournament in 2022.
Grand SlamsWimbledon ATP03 July 2023 • start at 13:15FinishedAndrei RublevRussia3 : 06:37:56:4Max PurcellAustralia
On Monday, Rublev beat Australian Max Purcell in the first round of Wimbledon. The meeting ended with a score of 6:3, 7:5, 6:4 in favor of the 25-year-old Russian, who was seeded seventh in the tournament.
“I think we could find a solution. If you really wanted to help or do something good for tennis, then I think it’s obvious that there were better options than just not allowing it. Ultimately, no difference. did worse. There were options to make everyone better. Now we are here, I'm glad to be back to participate in the tournament,» Asapsports quoted Rublev as saying.
In the second round of the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, Rublev will face the winner of the match between Russia's Aslan Karatsev and France's Luca Van Asche.
In 2022, the organizers of Wimbledon did not allow Russian and Belarusian players to participate, for which the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) deprived the tournament of rating points.