The organizers of Wimbledon have revealed the list of participants in the third Grand Slam tournament of the current season, which was absent from the veteran Swiss star Roger Federer and sisters Serena and Venus Williams, while the participation of Japanese Naomi Osaka was confirmed in the list.
Osaka announced last month that it was unsure about its participation in the tournament due to the decision by the Professional Football Association (WTA) to strip the tournament of the classification points it awards to players and players.
The decision to deprive Wimbledon of ranking points was made in connection with the decision of the tournament to ban the participation of players from Russia and Belarus due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
They mention the Russian Daniil Medvedev, the most prominent elements excluded due to the decision to ban Russian athletes.
Serena, 40, has not competed in any tournament since her departure due to an injury in the first round of Wimbledon last year, while five-time Wimbledon winner Venus last participated in Chicago last August, and Federer, 40, The Wimbledon champion has not competed eight times in any competition since he was knocked out in the quarter-finals at the same tournament last year and had another knee operation last year.
The names of those who won tickets to participate in the tournament, which begins on June 27 and will last until July 10, have not yet been announced.
Source: El Iktisad