St. Petersburg, June 28, Taras Barabash. The first racket of the world is Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, due to being banned from Wimbledon, found himself in the same situation as the former world number one Novak Djokovic, when he was not allowed to the Australian Open, said Olga Morozova, finalist of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 1974. Wimbledon, held at grass courts, will end on July 10. In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to the tournament because of 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 competitors. Wimbledon is going on without the world number one, Russian Daniil Medvedev. «Danya Medvedev is now in the same situation as Djokovic, when Novak was not given the opportunity to play at the Australian Open. I have a feeling that Danya will become the world number one for a long time. But the point is the fact that he now bears the burden of this whole situation with non-participation in Wimbledon,” Morozova said. After winning the US Open last year, Medvedev did not win any tournaments. The Russian reached the finals five times, but lost all of them. “Whether you want it or not, whether you are psychologically strong or not, this situation still affects you. Danya is still worried about this situation with non-admission, does not allow him to play at the level at which he can yet. It doesn’t work out yet. Djokovic had the same thing, «said Morozova.
