Sport and politics should never mix from Uefa being dodgy over Euro 92 and now this other grand slams are letting them play under a blank flag so why are wimbledon being so PC ?
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Sport and politics should never mix from Uefa being dodgy over Euro 92 and now this other grand slams are letting them play under a blank flag so why are wimbledon being so PC ?
I think in the scenario Daniil Medvedev wins Wimbledon (which is a strong possibility, he's ranked world No.1) it wouldn't really matter that he's not competing under the Russian flag as he'd be held up as a hero back home and the Russian media would use his success to boost morale
Ordinarily i'd be completely against banning players due to their nationality but this imo is exceptional circumstances as it's not every day a country with the worlds second strongest military, not to mention nuclear weapons invades it's much smaller neighbour unprovoked. And then goes on to commit atrocities on a near daily basis including what look like war crimes in Irpin, Borodyanka and Bucha
IMO everything possible should be done to put pressure on Putin and his inner circle. Russia should be completely isolated from the international community and become a pariah state until they stop attacking Ukraine
I think all Russian and Belarusian players should be banned from the most prestigious events (the 4 Slams and Indian Wells) but be allowed to compete in the ATP Master's 1000 and other smaller tournaments. Some might think it's harsh on the players but are they really going to suffer that much missing out on thousands and thousands of pounds in prize money?
I'm a tennis fan and enjoy watching Medvedev and Rublev play but some things are more important than sport
Great centre court debut for Raducanu!
Raducanoot !
When Putin's actions are threatening a full all-out war in Europe and possibly risking China coming to their support as the Ruskies run out of money then almost anything is worth it at this stage to stop it from escalating until the Russian brainwashed public eventually come to realise what is going on and what they are being led into.
It's crazy what the Russian state TV feed to the public and quite shocking. For example when that British solider Aiden Aslin was sentenced to death a few weeks ago they were discussing how to kill him on prime time tv......like imagine them doing that on the One Show here...discussing whether to kill someone by shooting them, hanging, or decapitation....unbelievable (or maybe not as it's now the norm there)
As has been said, the talent is there, just needs more experience.