Two All England Club officials defended during a news conference Tuesday the 'intensely tough and agonizing decision' to bar players from Russia and Belarus from Wimbledon this year because of the invasion of Ukraine.
Spectators watch the men's singles final match between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Italy's Matteo Berrettini during the men's singles final match on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 11, 2021.
As much as Bolton and All England Chairman Ian Hewitt touted Wimbledon's return to "normal" this year -- a word they used repeatedly, mainly with regard to COVID-19, during a briefing about a tournament that begins June 27 -- the questions and answers about the historic Russia policy dominated Tuesday's session with the media.
The WTA and ATP tennis tours publicly criticized the All England Club's decision and reportedly have considered threatening to not award rankings points for Wimbledon. Bolton would not directly address that possibility, but she said there are discussions with the tours "on a day-to-day basis at this point.
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