Wimbledon is in a delicate situation regarding Russian players’ participation in this year's tournament amid the country's invasion of Ukraine. That is according to former Australian tennis star Todd Woodbridge, who has advised the All England Club to carefully manage the situation.
UK sports minister Nigel Huddleston was asked about the possibility of Russian players competing at SW19 this summer, and said Russian players should not be able to compete under the country's flag. Huddlestone said: "We are looking and talking to various sports about this and what the response and requirements should be there. Absolutely, nobody flying the flag for Russia should be allowed or enabled.
"We need some potential assurance that they are not supporters of Vladimir Putin and we are considering what requirements we may need to get some assurances along those lines. In short, would I be comfortable with a Russian athlete flying the Russian flag? No."
