“Discriminatory and Intolerable” Sloane Stephens slams Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarussian athletes from the 2022 Championships
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Sloane Stephens was very vocal about her opinions on Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarussian players from contesting in the major in June.
The former US Open champion won her first-round match against Jule Niemeier (5-7 6-4 6-2) at the French Open. She was asked about the decision of Wimbledon being stripped down of its ranking as a result of its decision to ban the Russian and Belarussian players due to the war.
The 29-year-old said, “I think the decision that was taken was the correct one, I think that there are a lot of things that happened behind the scenes that the press are not aware of, and I think there has been a lot of mishandling of how everything was handled. We will just go from there.”
“I mean, obviously I support our CEO, I support my council, I support the players. The decision that’s been taken obviously wasn’t taken lightly. I think when you are backed into a corner and that’s all you can do, I think that’s why the decision was made, and I support it.” She added
Sloane Stephens shows support to the hardworking Russian and Belarussian players
Sloane Stephens showed a lot of support in the post-match press conference to the players from Russia and Belarus who won’t be getting a chance to contest at Wimbledon due to no fault of their own.
She said, “I can tell you that we worked really hard to try to make sure that everyone had a fair opportunity to play, and at the end of the day, that’s not what happened. I think a lot of players and people around were misinformed about what was happening and what was actually taking place in the weeks prior to a final decision being made.”
“I think that’s a tad bit unfair, but it’s the world we live in. We live in social media. We live in people talking and tweeting and all this stuff. So it is what it is, but I think the decision that was made was the best one for the tour and for the players.” She added.
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