Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic has confirmed he does not support a boycott of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam in tennis, amid the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament due to the war with Ukraine.
While he has voiced his opposition to the decision, calling it “crazy” last month, the Serb believes “the boycott is very aggressive and I think there are better solutions we can come up with.”
Joker did not elaborate during a press conference after winning his sixth Rome Masters title on Sunday after defeating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas what decisions he was thinking, but reiterated that he did not agree with the boycott. They belong to a certain country, this is a bad decision.
“We need to have a little talk with Wimbledon. I don’t get into discussions like I did ten years ago and I don’t talk to (the organizers of) Wimbledon, but I’ve been told they’re very strict” once the big winner is added.
On April 20, the organizers of the English Championship announced the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament, which will be held from June 27 to July 10, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
ATP and WTA strongly criticized this decision.
Source: El Iktisad