The 21-time Slam champion said: “I think it’s very unfair on my Russian [and Belarusian] tennis mates, my colleagues.
“It’s not their fault what’s happening in this moment with the war, I’m sorry for them.
“Wimbledon just took their decision, the government didn’t force them to do it.
“Let’s see what happens in the next weeks, if the players will take some kind of decision in that regard.”
Wimbledon recently explained their decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 event, saying they made it to align with guidance from the UK government.
However, Stakhovsky who faced Nadal twice of the course of their careers, has publicly challenged the stance taken by the 35-year-old.
The Ukrainian tweeted, tagging the Spaniard: “Rafael Nadal, we competed together.
“We’ve played each other on tour.
“Please tell me how it is fair that Ukrainian players cannot return home?
“How it is fair that Ukrainian kids cannot play tennis?
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