Wimbledon Tennis Open is in full swing. It is different from all previous competitions. Athletes from Russia and Belarus did not appear on the Wimbledon court this time. They received letters from before the start of the game. Wimbledon ban.
Not only Wimbledon, but also the Birmingham, Eastbourne, and Nottingham Opens also ban Russian athletes from participating.
On the evening of July 4th, Beijing time, WTA (International Women's Tennis Association) announced that it would impose a fine equivalent to RMB 5.7 million on Wimbledon. At the same time, it would impose a fine of RMB 1.9 million on the organizers of the Birmingham, Eastbourne, and Nottingham Opens. fine. This was also the first event to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes, setting a precedent in the world of sports.
Since February this year, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been absent from many events including the World Swimming Championships and the World Cup play-offs. There are also no Russian and Belarusian athletes in the upcoming World Athletics Championships.
Several individual sports federations, including FIFA , FINA , International Skating Union , have imposed temporary bans on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
However, ATP (International Men's Tennis Association) and WTA (International Women's Tennis Association) did not ban athletes from the two countries. Athletes from Russia and Belarus continued to appear in various events under the WTA and ATP until they entered the UK On the grass court, the situation was reversed.
The British Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which operates Wimbledon, have successively issued bans, and athletes from Russia and Belarus have been kicked out of the tournament list.
Russian and Belarusian athletes are unable to participate in the Birmingham, Eastbourne, Nottingham Opens and Wimbledon. Objectively speaking, the losses to the events are also considerable.
Athletes from both countries occupy an important position in today's tennis. Among them, the men's include Medvedev, ranked 2nd in the world, Rublev, ranked 8th, and Cacciano, ranked 26th. Husband, Karatsev ranked 30th.
On the women's side, there are Sabalenka ranked 4th in the world, Azarenka ranked 18th, Pavlyuchenkova ranked 15th, and Kasatkina ranked 26th. .
Prior to this, the ATP and WTA had imposed heavy penalties on Wimbledon and canceled the points for the event. In this way, the appeal to athletes was reduced, and the gold content of the event was also severely damaged. Now, with the release of fines, Birmingham, Eastbourne, Nottingham Open, and especially Wimbledon have received a second heavy fine.
In response, Sally Bolton, CEO of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), said: "We still stand by the decision we made and have never regretted it. We are deeply disappointed with the WTA's fine and we have appealed."
The WTA also immediately informed the All England Lawn Tennis Club: "The prerequisite for appeal is that the fine must be paid in full first!"
As of now, the ATP (International Men's Tennis Association) has not yet imposed fines on Wimbledon and others.
