Wimbledon allows Russian and Belarusian players back into tournament

  • All England Club and the LTA reverse decision on bans
  • Players will be required to sign neutrality agreements

Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon and the British grass-court tournaments this year after the All England Club (AELTC) and the LTA jointly opted to reverse their bans on players for this season’s events.

After being banned from competing at all British tour-level events in 2022, this year Russian and Belarusian players will be required to sign neutrality agreements, which prohibit them from expressing support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, receiving funding from the Russian or Belarusian state and being sponsored by organisations funded by their governments. Players will not be required to express criticism of their governments.

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