The All England Lawn Tennis Club's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players is the same as it was when it was made, according to Ian. There is a time and a place for it.
The All England Club is appealing a fine levied by the women's professional tennis tour for banning Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments because of the war in Ukraine.
The British federation for the sport is expected to appeal the financial penalty imposed by the WTA after no players from Russia or Belarus were allowed to participate in grass-court tuneup events last month.
The fines were first reported by the Daily Mail and confirmed by the sports network. The All England Club was docked $250,000.
Sally Bolton, CEO of the All England Club, said she couldn't comment on the subject of a legal process. We stood by the decision we took. At this point in time, I'm afraid, we're deeply disappointed at the reaction of the tours to that decision.
The club appealed. She said that they were waiting to hear from the men's tour.
The club announced in April that athletes from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year due to guidance from the British government.
The grass-court Grand Slam tournament began last week and is scheduled to end on Sunday.
It was a tough decision to make. We didn't take it lightly. The consequences of taking it were carefully considered. It was the right thing to do. In the case of the government guidance, it was the only viable option. We stood by that decision. We accept that other people will have differing views, but we are steadfast in our decision.
People for the two tours didn't respond to questions.
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