Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk has backed Wimbledon ’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament. The tournament opted to prevent players from the two nations competing due to Russia ’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The All-England Club was criticised by many due to their decision and the tournament was stripped of ranking points by the ATP and WTA as a result. The likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal disagreed with the decision to ban players, but Kostyuk is thankful for the support shown to her country by the All-England Club.
The world number 79 told the PA news agency: "All the Ukrainian players are standing with Wimbledon for their decision and I don't honestly think just Ukrainian players. I think there are a bunch of players who support this decision. I mean, we can see how players still love and everyone, no matter the circumstances, is playing. Only a couple of withdrawals - due to injuries - but everyone is still playing and that melts my heart.
