Wimbledon's Russian and Belarusian ban 'motivated by risk of Kate Middleton embarrassment'

Nevertheless, the AELTC’s decision has been slammed by many, including the ATP who voiced concerns that the ‘unfair’ ruling could ‘set a damaging precedent for the game’. “Discrimination based on nationality also constitutes a violation of our agreement with Wimbledon that states that player entry is based solely on ATP Rankings,” they added.

Novak Djokovic, who has prevailed at SW19 on six occasions, called the decision ‘crazy’ and warned about the dangers of politics interfering with sport. Russian top-10 player Andrey Rublev gave a similar opinion, labelling the call as ‘complete discrimination’. 

source: express.co.uk