Top
Daniil Medvedev Wimbledon 2021
ATP Tennis Players, Daniil Medvedev, Tennis News, Tennis Tournaments, Wimbledon

Daniil Medvedev could be banned from Wimbledon


Russian World number one Daniil Medvedev may not be able to play at this year’s Wimbledon Championships due to his home country being involved in a war with the Ukraine

According to a report, Wimbledon authorities are considering a blanket ban on all Russian tennis players from this year’s Grand Slam tournament, unless they provide assurances that they don’t support the Putin regime, which would rule out players like Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev from competing on the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s hallowed grass courts.

According to a political journalist form the London Times newspaper, the UK Sports Minister was involved in a live debate in the House of commons when he was quoted as saying, “I don’t think people would accept [athletes] very clearly flying the Russian flag in particular if there’s any element of support for Putin and his regime… We are looking at the mechanics of how we could work on that for individuals”

If Medvedev and others did want to compete at Wimbledon under the Russian flag they would need to ‘provide “assurances” that they did not support Putin and did not wave the Russian flag’, said the report.


? Free >> Receive our legendary newsletter

? Join >> Tennishead CLUB, the world’s only virtual tennis club

? Social >>Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube

? Order >> World’s best tennis magazine

? Shop >> Lowest price tennis gear from our trusted retail partner


By
0

Tim Farthing, Tennishead Editorial Director & Owner, has been a huge tennis fan his whole life. He's a tennis journalist and entrepreneur as well as playing tennis to a national standard. He also helps manage his local club and volunteers for his local tennis organisation. He's a specialist in content about the administration of professional tennis and tennis coaching for all levels.