Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina said she "respected" Wimbledon’s decision to allow Russian players to compete this year.
Svitolina returned to action at the Charleston Open on Monday after giving birth back in October. Following her first match since the Indian Wells Masters last March, the 28-year-old commented on the All-England Club reversing their ban on Russian and Belarusian players following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Svitolina had hoped to see the nations remain barred from Wimbledon for the second successive year and also called for an Olympics ban. Though her wish was not granted, she has accepted the decision made by those running the grass-court Grand Slam.
