This season, Olena Rybakina won Indian Wells and also reached the finals of the Australian Open and Miami. The athlete representing Kazakhstan is the best player in the WTA standings, and the reigning Wimbledon champion said she agrees with the return of the Russians and Belarusians to the Grand Slam tournament at the All England Club.

Olena Rybakina agreed to return Russians and Belarusians to Wimbledon-2023

Elena, who was born in Moscow, has been representing Kazakhstan since 2018. At the end of the tournament in Miami (a competition where she lost in the final to Petra Kvitova), Rybakina said that the decision of the British organizers to allow Russians and Belarusians to participate. Wimbledon 2023 is correct.

“They played like that in every tournament, so (Wimbledon) was just one Grand Slam they weren’t allowed to play. That’s why I think they play like that, without national flags. I believe that this is the right decision” – Olena Rybakinaquoted by News.ro.

Unlike Rybakina, Petra Kvitova stated that she does not agree with the return of Russians and Belarusians to Wimbledon, as she is on the side of Ukraine in the war that Vladimir Putin unleashed.

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