{"id":1460213,"date":"2022-05-02T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460213"},"modified":"2022-05-02T11:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T15:29:40","slug":"nadal-djokovic-lay-into-wimbledon-for-banning-russian-belarusian-players-from-competing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadal-djokovic-lay-into-wimbledon-for-banning-russian-belarusian-players-from-competing\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadal, Djokovic Lay Into Wimbledon For Banning Russian, Belarusian Players From Competing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnadal-djokovic-lay-into-wimbledon-for-banning-russian-belarusian-players-from-competing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1394795956.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Tennis greats Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are preparing for the Madrid Open in Spain, but a decision made in England was the topic at hand on Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Both Nadal and Djokovic ripped Wimbledon\u2019s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the upcoming Wimbledon tournament, with Nadal insinuating that players might take action over the next few weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think it\u2019s very unfair [on] my Russian tennis mates, my colleagues \u2026 it\u2019s not their fault what\u2019s happening in this moment with the war,\u201d Nadal <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/tennis\/it-s-very-unfair-nadal-djokovic-slam-wimbledon-ban-on-russian-players-20220502-p5aht6.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> on Sunday. \u201cI\u2019m sorry for them. Wimbledon just took their decision \u2026 the government didn\u2019t force them to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLet\u2019s see what happens in the next weeks, if the players will take some kind of decision in that regard,\u201d Nadal added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Djokovic compared the situation to his experience at the 2022 Australian Open when he was banned from playing in the tournament and deported from the country for remaining unvaccinated against COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s not the same thing, but going through something similar earlier this year for myself, it\u2019s frustrating knowing that you\u2019re not able to play,\u201d Djokovic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/tennis\/it-s-very-unfair-nadal-djokovic-slam-wimbledon-ban-on-russian-players-20220502-p5aht6.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cI still stand by my position that I don\u2019t support the [Wimbledon] decision. I think it\u2019s just not fair, it\u2019s not right, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In late April, the All England Club made the decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus from playing, citing Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships,\u201d the All England Club <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wimbledon.com\/en_GB\/news\/articles\/2022-04-20\/statement_regarding_russian_and_belarusian_individuals_at_the_championships_2022.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is therefore our intention, with deep regret, to decline entries from Russian and Belarusian players to The Championships 2022,\u201d the statement continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The decision was met with immediate backlash, including from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women\u2019s Tennis Association (WTA), who both called the ban \u201cdiscrimination\u201d in their statements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Wimbledon Chairman Ian Hewitt defended the decision, essentially putting the blame on the U.K. government for why players from Russia and Belarus will be denied entry into the tournament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe UK Government has set out directive guidance for sporting bodies and events in the UK with specific aim of limiting Russia\u2019s influence,\u201d Hewitt <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/12599343\/wimbledon-chairman-ian-hewitt-and-chief-executive-sally-bolton-explain-decision-to-ban-russian-an-belarusian-players\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, according to Sky Sports.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have considered at length the options available,\u201d Hewitt continued. \u201cThese are in effect two options: declining entries or allowing entries but only with specific declarations (against the invasion of Ukraine) from individual players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hewitt said that while considering the option for Russian and Belarusian players to enter Wimbledon after presenting written declarations against the war in Ukraine, the safety of the players and their families was a concern.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe believe we have made the most responsible decision possible,\u201d Hewitt <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/12599343\/wimbledon-chairman-ian-hewitt-and-chief-executive-sally-bolton-explain-decision-to-ban-russian-an-belarusian-players\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe believe [given Government guidance] there is no viable alternative in this truly exceptional and tragic situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wimbledon is scheduled to be played from June 27 to July 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. 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