SerbiaNovak Djokovic supports world peace, but thinks that banning Russian players from Wimbledon is not an effective solution.
“I always condemn war because I lived in a terrible war in 1999,” Djokovic said in the following press conference Second round Serbia Open on April 20. “I was a child at the time and suffered severe emotional trauma. However, I do not support Wimbledon forcing unrelated players to bear the consequences. Banning them does not solve anything. The fault does not lie. in tennis players. Politics should not interfere in sports.”
Djokovic has just returned after being banned from playing for not getting vaccinated. He has only played five matches since the beginning of 2022. Photo: ATP
British media on April 20 said Wimbledon will ban russian tennis players and Belarus participate in this year’s tournament. The decision of the All England Tennis Club was to protest the tension between Russia and Ukraine. World number two Daniil Medvedev and world number four female tennis player Aryna Sabalenka belong to the group of absent stars.
Djokovic’s views are supported by the legendary Martina Navratilova. “As far as I can see, the Russian and Belarusian tennis players have voiced their pacifist positions, so this action does not work,” she said in an interview with LBC radio on April 20. “I understand the plight of the Russian and Belarusian players because they went through the same thing in 1975. Tennis is an individual sport and at this level it is wrong to punish the players. They should only punish the teams. recruiting”.
Medvedev and their Russian and Belarusian colleagues have been competing under the neutral flag for the past two months. Most of them suffer from mental pressure and drop in form. The owner of two Grand Slams Victoria Azarenka recently announced that she would stop playing to stabilize her mind.
BBC On April 21, Toan Anh Tennis Club could still change its mind until before Wimbledon opens on June 27, depending on the situation in Ukraine. The organizers of Roland Garros said last month that it would not ban Russian players. While the last Grand Slam of the year is the US Open has not mentioned this issue.
Nhan Dat (according to Marca)
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