Tennis
Wimbledon: The ATP fines the British Federation for not taking part from Russians and Belarusians
The ATP fined the British Tennis Association one million euros for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from Wimbledon.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has fined the British Tennis Association (LTA) £820,000 ($1 million) for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from this year’s Wimbledon Championships over the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
The athletes were not even allowed to compete in the preparatory tournaments on British soil. Wimbledon was the first Grand Slam to disqualify athletes from certain countries, a move condemned by many in the tennis world and of course by the two professional bodies, the ATP and WTA.
The first penalty from the federations was the removal of Wimbledon from ranked tournaments, with the result that those athletes who competed and excelled received no ATP or WTA points.
The imposition of the exorbitant fine, as was customary, provoked reactions from the British.
“LTA is deeply disappointed by this. In its conclusion, the ATP did not recognize the special conditions created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nor the reactions of the international sporting community or the British government. The ATP appears to view this matter as a direct breach of its rules, with a striking lack of empathy for the situation in Ukraine and a clear lack of understanding of the unique circumstances faced by the LTA,” the British Tennis Association said in an explanation .
For its part, the ATP has justified its stance, both in its decision not to rate Wimbledon and the fine it imposed on the LTA.
“We stand by our original position that unilateral decisions by members of the ATP Tour endanger our ability to function as a global sport. We believe the measures taken protect the long-term future of the sport and its commitment to values-based, non-discriminatory participation for individual athletes,” the ATP said in a statement.
SOURCE: Tennis24
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38-year-old Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (ATP 4) reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open ahead of schedule.
On January 26, Novak was supposed to play in the fourth round against the representative of the Czech Republic, Jakub Mensik (ATP 17). However, the meeting will not take place – Meshik withdrew from the fight due to an abdominal muscle injury.
“After doing everything we could to continue my performance, I had to withdraw from the Australian Open due to an abdominal muscle injury that got worse in the last matches. Despite the disappointment, I will remember for a long time my debut in the fourth round of this tournament. I felt great energy from the fans and the atmosphere in Melbourne was really special,” said Yacoub.
The winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, ATP 5) and Taylor Fritz (USA, ATP 9) will be Novak’s next opponent.
Djokovic will play in the quarter-finals of the major tournament in Melbourne for the 16th time in his career and will compete in the semi-finals for the 13th time.
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The third racket of the world, German Alexander Zverev, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
In the fourth round, Zverev defeated Argentinean Francisco Cerundolo with a score of 6:2, 6:4, 6:4. The meeting lasted 2 hours 12 minutes.
The next opponent of the 28-year-old German will be the winner of the match Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 11) – Lerner Thien (USA, 25).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. Fourth circle
Alexander Zverev (Germany, 3) – Francisco Serundolo (Arentina, 18) – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4
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Number three in the ATP rankings Alexander Zverev He reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open, played on the hard courts of Melbourne Park.
In the fourth round of the major, Zverev confidently defeated the representative of Argentina in three sets Francisco Cherundolo (ATR 21) in 2 hours 12 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 finals
Alexander Zverev (Germany) [3] – Francisco Cherundolo (Argentina) [18] – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4
Zverev played against Cherundolo for the sixth time and defeated his opponent for the third time.
Last year Alexander lost to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final. Zverev’s next opponent will be either Daniil Medvedev or Lerner Thien.
Zverev became the second quarterfinalist of AO-2026. Previously, Carlos Alcaraz reached this stage by beating Tommy Paul.
Photo gallery of the match
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