All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt explains Wimbledon's banning of Russian, Belarusian players as 'beyond the interests of tennis alone' - ESPN

Ian Hewitt, chairman of the All England Club, said Wimbledon had "no other viable" alternative than to ban players from Russia and Belarus from competing in the tournament that kicked off Monday.

All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt was left "very disappointed" by the ATP's and WTA's decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points, but he added that the championships were left with "no other vi… [+2878 chars]

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