Our current intention is to accept Russian and Belarusian players as long as they compete as neutral athletes and meet the required conditions.the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) wrote in a statement.

The organizers point this out they are forbidden from expressing their support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and that the players receive financial help from Russia or Belarus participating in the tournament will not be admitted to the London lawn.

We remain unreservedly condemning the illegal invasion of Russia and offer our strong support to the people of Ukraine.underlined the President of the AELTC, Ian Hewitt, and assured that the decision announced on Friday had been taken incredibly difficult take.

Last year, the major grass tournament turned down Russian and Belarusian players at the insistence of the British government, which angered the governing bodies of the ATP men’s and WTA women’s professional circuits.

They had decided to strip the London tournament of ATP and WTA ranking points by insisting on the breach of principle brought about by the Wimbledon decision fundamental Fairness between all players to participate in all tournaments according to their merit and without discrimination.

On Friday, the AELTC acknowledged that its 2022 decision had caused one strong reaction of disappointment out of some tennis associations and that would have had a repeat of the ban this year detrimental to the interests of players, fans, the tournament and British tennis.

Tennis circles also welcomed Wimbledon’s decision.

We are delighted that all players will be able to take part in Wimbledon and other LTA (British Tennis Federation) tournaments this summer.comment on the ATP and the WTA and appreciate the work of everyone involved to find a solution protecting equity Tennis.

Mixed reactions

Barely qualified for the final in Miami, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev was delighted to hear the news.

I’ve always said that if I could play Wimbledon I’d be very happy to be there.said the number 5 in the world.

In Kiev, on the other hand, the Foreign Minister regretted a immoral decision and urged the UK government not to issue visas to Russian and Belarusian players.

Wimbledon’s decision is immoral. Has Russia stopped its aggression or its atrocities?Through his Twitter account, he launched Dmytro Kouleba.

The Czech Petra Kvitova, double winner of Wimbledon, also opposed this decision.

I think (Russians and Belarusians) shouldn’t be allowed to play there. They shouldn’t be allowed into the Olympics either. So I’m a little on the Ukrainian side in this mattershe said shortly after qualifying for the finals in Miami.

Since the Russian invasion at the end of February 2022, Wimbledon has been the only one of the four Grand Slam tournaments to reject players from these two countries. They could take part in Roland-Garros, the United States Open and the Australian Open under a neutral banner and without specifying their nationality.

We believe that in today’s tennis world it is increasingly important that Grand Slam tournaments have a common stancealso recognizes the AELTC.

For its part, the International Federation (ITF) notes with resignation evolution the position of the LTA and the AELTC and stresses that for their part she had been suspended until further notice Russia and Belarus from international competitions under his aegis, notably the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup.

Wimbledon’s change of position comes three days after the International Olympic Committee (IOC), under a neutral banner, recommended the reinstatement of Russians and Belarusians in international sporting competitions individuallyunless they actively supported the war in Ukraine.

The International Fencing Federation was the first to make the decision to reopen its events to athletes from both countries. But this decision provoked boycott threats from Ukraine, the cancellation of tournaments in Germany, Denmark and France, and a protest letter from more than 300 fencers.