LONDON —
Wimbledon chiefs confirmed Monday that they will appeal against a $1 million
fine handed down by the WTA women’s tour for banning Russian and Belarusian
players from this year’s tournament.
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The All England
Club imposed the ban in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Wimbledon chief
executive
Sally Bolton said an appeal will be lodged.
“It’s subject to a
legal process so I can’t comment specifically but what I will say is that we
stand by the decision we made,” said Bolton. “We have appealed.”
The Daily Mail
reported that the
Lawn Tennis Association, which runs the sport in the UK, was
fined $750,000 and the All England Club $250,000.
Russian and
Belarusian players were also banned from Wimbledon warm-up events in
Eastbourne, Nottingham, and Birmingham.
“We thought long
and hard about our decision,” added Bolton.
“It was difficult
and challenging and we thought about the ramifications. But it was the right
decision for us.”
Players from Russia
and Belarus are allowed to take part in all other tennis tournaments but not
under their national flags.
Both the ATP and
WTA reacted to the Wimbledon ban by stripping the event of ranking points.
The ban meant the
likes of world number one
Daniil Medvedev and two-time major winner Victoria
Azarenka had to sit out this year’s Wimbledon.
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