The UK Government is currently in talks with the All England Club over the possibility of imposing a ban on players from Russia competing at the Grand Slam.
The participation of World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, and his fellow Russian tennis players, at the Wimbledon Championships this year is under review by the United Kingdom Government. Based on the International Olympic Committee’s recommendation, several sports across the world have placed bans on Russian and Belarusian athletes at competitions – this includes barring players from those countries from competing at the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, and also Russia being banned from competing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Tennis however, has gone as far as not allowing players from the two countries to compete under their respective national flags. No other sanctions have been placed on the players. The UK Government though is currently in talks with the All England club about the possibility of not allowing any Russian player to compete at Wimbledon this year. “Absolutely nobody flying the flag for Russia should be allowed.
