Novak Djokovic says he does not ‘fully agree’ with Wimbledon ’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players.
The AELTC took the decision to ban players from the two countries, including men’s No.1 Daniil Medvedev, after Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine and, as a result, the ATP removed ranking points from this year’s Championships.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, the former world No 31 from Ukraine, has subsequently called for a complete ban on Russian athletes from all sports. But Djokovic, who faces Soon-woo Kwon on Monday, said: “I have known Sergiy for a long time, he has been my colleague for a long time on the court but also in the council and we have really good relationship.