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Apr 20, 2022, 7 tweets

Men's tennis world number two Daniil Medvedev is set to be barred from this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament as The Times reported organisers are to ban Russian and Belarus players due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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#BREAKING Wimbledon bans Russian and Belarusian players from 2022 tournament #AFPSports

#UPDATE Wimbledon organisers have banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine, saying they were acting to 'limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible' u.afp.com/w8Ab #AFPSports

#BREAKING ATP criticise Wimbledon's "unfair" decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players

#UPDATE #Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of #Ukraine, but men's tour organisers the ATP branded the move "unfair" on Wednesday
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#BREAKING WTA 'very disappointed' by #Wimbledon ban of Russian and Belarusian players #AFPSports

#UPDATE #Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of #Ukraine, but ATP and WTA organisers branded the move "unfair" and "very disappointing"
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