Tarpishchev called unexpected support for Djokovic and ATP because of Wimbledon

The Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) was surprised by the reaction of the world tennis associations and the first racket of the world Novak Djokovic, who spoke out against the decision to remove Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participation in Wimbledon. About this "RBC Sport" said the president of the FTR Shamil Tarpishchev.

“The sports world in tennis is special because everyone has a strong “I” and everyone is self-centered. it cannot be said that I expected support, but the regulations for conducting tours, which exist, intervened here, since they are in contractual relations with organizations. And the fact that the ATP spoke, and the women's corresponding organization. They also suffer from the non-participation of leading tennis players in competitions, ”said Tarpishchev.

According to Tarpishchev, he was struck by the position of the English Tennis Association. “Are their eyes so blinkered that they do not know and do not understand these things? The general opinion is that in individual competitions you can’t punish, and I’m glad about that, ”he added.

Earlier, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (first place in the ATP rating) said that the decision of the Wimbledon organizers to remove Russian and Belarusian tennis players from participation in the tournament is insane.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) also opposed this decision.

On April 20, the organizers of the third Grand Slam tournament of the season announced that Russian and Belarusian tennis players and tennis players would not be allowed to compete due to the situation in Ukraine. Athletes from the two countries have also been denied access to the British grass season tournaments leading up to Wimbledon.

World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, ATP No. 8 Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov (No. 26), Aslan Karatsev (30), and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (WTA No. 15), Daria Kasatkina were supposed to play at Wimbledon. (26), Veronika Kudermetova (29), Lyudmila Samsonova (31), Ekaterina Aleksandrova (39) and other tennis players. Wimbledon 2022 will take place from June 27 to July 10. The current winner of the men's singles tournament is Djokovic, while the women's singles winner is Australia's Ashleigh Barty.

Russians and Belarusians participate in ATP and WTA tournaments, as well as in Grand Slam tournaments without a flag and an anthem.