La WTA is considering sanctioning Wimbledon and the English Tennis Federation, after their decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating in tournaments played on British soil.
Both the ATP and the WTA had announced that they reserved the right to take action after the violation by Wimbledon of the agreement they have with them to respect the ranking to play. Now the women’s tennis body has gone a step further and has communicated this intention to the players, through an email to which ‘L’Equipe’ has had access.
In this sense, Steve Simon has assured that “these decisions are a violation of the Grand Slam and WTA rules. We have formally informed them of our position, reserving the right to impose appropriate sanctions, which may include the withdrawal of points of reference. ranking awarded at Wimbledon or fines”.
These decisions are a violation of Grand Slam and WTA rules. We have formally informed you of our position
In addition, Simon specified that the WTA is also studying “the actions that you – the players affected by the ban on playing Wimbledon – could carry out according to the Grand Slam regulations“.
