Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova opposed the grasscourt Grand Slam¡¯s decision to lift its ban on Russian and Belarusian players ahead of this year¡¯s tournament, saying she felt for Ukrainians amid Moscow¡¯s ongoing invasion of their country.
Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam to bar players from Russia and its ally Belarus, said on Friday it would allow them to compete as ¡°neutral¡± athletes, reversing the ban it imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Kvitova, a Czech who won Wimbledon titles in 2011 and 2014, said players from Russia and Belarus should also be banned from the Paris Olympics next year.
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