Roger Federer officially retired from tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup, a competition held at the O2 Arena in London. Not a single player from Russia took part in the event, although Daniil Mevedev, at least according to the world ranking, should have been present.

Danylo Medvedev was invited to Roger Federer’s retirement – the British government opposed it

A few weeks after that, Andriy Rublev explained why no Russian players were present at Roger Federer’s finish.

Rublev claims, as quoted by sportskeeda, that Danylo Medvedev was invited to take part in the event at the O2 Arena because he is one of the best players in the world. In addition, Medvedev was even the world leader this season.

Andriy adds that although Danylo was on the invite list, Medvedev’s participation in the Laver Cup was still not possible due to the British government.

The clear position of the British in the war in Ukraine is known, officials in London forbid sportsmen and sportswomen, including from participating in Wimbledon 2022 (as a bargaining chip in this scandal, the WTA and ATP did not offer points on the occasion of the World Championship). English Grand Slam Club).

“I was not invited, I know that Danylo received an invitation. However, there is also the British government in this whole participation equation and they have made it clear that this is not going to work,” he said. Andriy Rublev.