The Kremlin has issued a statement following the Wimbledon decision to ban Russian players from competing, calling their actions “unacceptable.” Last week, Wimbledon confirmed Russian and Belarusian players won’t be allowed to compete at The All England Club this year. The Wimbledon decision means that Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Daria Kasatkina won’t have a chance to comppte for the Wimbledon title this year. Some of the biggest tennis names come from Russia and the Kremlin said the tournament will “suffer” without Russian players. “Once again they simply turn athletes into hostages to political prejudice, politi …
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