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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Wimbledon appeal against WTA fine for Russia and Belarus ban

PA Wire

Wimbledon organisers have appealed against a fine from the WTA for banning Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Championships.

It had been reported the WTA fined the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) for excluding Russian and Belarusian players from warm-up competitions in Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham this summer.

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