Andy Murray admits he’ll “not be going nuts” if Russian and Belarusian gamers are allowed to play at Wimbledon, regardless of being torn over their potential return.
The 35-year-old Scot obtained the ATP’s Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award for 2022 after donating greater than STG500,000 ($A896,000) in prize cash to assist youngsters in Ukraine affected by Russia’s invasion, however has beforehand mentioned he was “not supportive” of final 12 months’s ban.
An announcement on this 12 months’s championships is anticipated quickly and three-time main winner Murray stays conflicted.
He informed BBC Sport: “It’s a really difficult one and I do feel for the players who weren’t able to play last year,- but I also understand the situation and why it’s really hard for Wimbledon to make a call on it as well.
“My understanding is that they’re going to be allowed to play and I’m not going to be going nuts if that’s the case.
“But if Wimbledon went down another route, I would be understanding of that.”
Wimbledon was stripped of its rating factors and the Lawn Tennis Association fined for banning Russian and Belarusian gamers from the championships and the ATP Tour occasions at Queen’s Club, Eastbourne, Surbiton, Nottingham and Ilkley.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
