Daniil Medvedev refused to convince Britain to allow the Russians to Wimbledon

Daniil Medvedev refused to convince Britain to allow the Russians to Wimbledon

Daniil Medvedev, ranked sixth in the world ranking, said he would play where he was allowed

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The first racket of Russia Daniil Medvedev said that he would not try to influence the decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in Wimbledon this year. Tennis player’s words leads Reuters.

“I’m not going to make that decision for them or even help them make that decision. They have to accept it themselves for their different reasons, as they did last year,” Medvedev said.

The Russian added that he would make any decision regarding his participation in the tournament. “I play where I can play. Tennis is my job, so I would be very happy to play at Wimbledon. I love this tournament very much, but if it’s not meant to be [в этом году]I will wait for the opportunity to return there, ”he said.

Russians and Belarusians playing at the tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in a neutral status last year were not allowed only to tournaments in the UK, including Wimbledon.

ATP and WTA for this deprived Wimbledon of rating points, fined the organizers – the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) of Great Britain – $ 1 million each and threatened to exclude the tournament from the calendar.

In December, The Times reported that after such sanctions, the organizers began to lean towards the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus in 2023, but plans could be thwarted by the British government. The final decision should be made by April.

On March 10, Medvedev will play at the Masters tournament in Indian Wells (USA), his opponent in the second round will be American Brandon Nakashima (48th racket of the world).