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Victoria Azarenka: Wimbledon ban on Russian, Belarus players makes no sense
Updated On: 30 April, 2022 09:39 AM IST | Madrid | IANS
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which hosts the grass-court Grand Slam, took the decision in the wake of Russia`s invasion of Ukraine
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Former world No. 1 Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has said the Wimbledon ban on players from Russia and her country makes no sense. The two-time Grand Slam champion demanded the tennis governing bodies to take action against the decision.
"It does not make sense and it does not connect to what they are saying. If you are asking me if I agree with Wimbledon or I see their reasoning after being on a personal call with them, I don`t see their reasoning," Azarenka told reporters in Madrid on Thursday.
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