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Wimbledon clears Russian and Belarusian players for 2023 tournament

Moscow-born Elena Rybakina, who plays under the flag of Kazakhstan, won the 2022 women's singles title at Wimbledon. AFP - DANIEL LEAL

Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to compete at the season's third Grand Slam event at Wimbledon as well as other British grass court tournaments after the All England Club (AELTC) and Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) on Friday jointly opted to reverse their bans on players from teh countries for this season’s events.

Last year, Wimbledon refused to allow Russian and Belarusian players to take part because of the war in Ukraine.

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