The example of Wimbledon can be followed by Rome.
In Italy, advocated for the elimination of tennis players from Russia and Belarus from the tournament in Rome, reports Corriere della Serra.
This position was taken by the Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, as well as the President of the Italian NOC Giovanni Malaga, as this step will comply with the recommendations The International Olympic Committee.
The tournament organizers do not yet know how to make such a decision, as the ATP and WTA are subject to the competition in Rome, unlike Wimbledon, which did so on its own initiative and without consequences from the leadership. world tennis.
The tournament in Rome may be deprived of the status of Masters 1000, if its organizers decide to eliminate the Russians and Belarusians without the consent of the ATP and WTA.
Joint tournament ATP and WTA will be in Rome from 8 to 15 May. It is now known that the second racket of the world Danilo Medvedev will miss the competition due to the removal of the hernia.
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Earlier it was reported that the WTA and ATP unexpectedly condemned the removal of Russian and Belarusian tennis players from Wimbledon .
