Swiatek wants united front in Russian, Belarusian ban

Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek called on Wednesday for the governing bodies of tennis to unite in their decisions regarding the involvement of Russian and Belarusian players at tournaments, to avoid the "chaos" created by Wimbledon's unilateral move to ban them from this summer's Championships.

The World No.1 has been vocal in her support for Ukraine and has been wearing a ribbon with the country's colours during her matches. Last week, Wimbledon announced Russian and Belarusian players were banned from this year's tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine.

"The situation is getting like more and more chaotic, I would say," Swiatek told reporters at the Madrid Open after announcing her withdrawal from the tournament due to a right shoulder injury. "But I feel like it would be nice to have all these bodies making the proper decision so that we're not going to have that kind of chaos."

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