Last week, Wimbledon lifted the ban it had imposed on Russian and Belarusian players that denied them entry into last year’s competition. Players from the two countries had been banned in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’s support of their efforts. However, they were allowed to compete in other ATP and WTA tournaments under a neutral flag.
However, world No 1 Iga Swiatek believes tennis should have done better from the “beginning” and barred players from these two countries from taking part in any competiton.
