Green light for their participation in the tournament scheduled for August 29 in Flushing Meadows. The Wimbledon case
The official announcement from the organizers of the US Open arrives: “All tennis players from Russia and Belarus will be able to regularly participate and play the tournament, scheduled in Flushing Meadows starting August 29”.
Wimbledon, scheduled for June 27, therefore remains, for the moment, the only tournament to have blocked the Russians and Belarusians, a choice that has met with a thousand controversies, between fans and various associations. In fact, after the stop imposed by the All England Club, Atp and WTA decided not to assign any valid points for the ranking. In this way, the British Championship formally becomes an exhibition.
WHO CAN COME BACK
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At the US Open the reigning champion and world number one Daniil Medvedev will be able to play again, who will have to defend the title won in New York last year and always among men, also, the number 8 Andrej Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Aslan Karatsev and the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka. In the women’s field, on the other hand, there are 11, including last season’s semifinalist Aryna Sabalenka (4th in the ranking), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Victoria Azarenka, Daria Kasaktina.
THE OFFICIAL NOTE OF THE USTA
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“We realize that every organization has to deal with different circumstances that influence their decisions – explains Usta, the US Federtennis – Based on our situation, we will allow all eligible players to compete in the tournament, without any reference to nationality. Russian and Belarusian athletes will normally compete under a neutral flag, as happened in the tournaments of the last few weeks and at Roland Garros “.
June 14, 2022 (change June 14, 2022 | 19:46)
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