Reports from the UK are saying that the WTA has secretly fined the LTA and AELTC over 1 millions dollars for the bans on Russian and Belarussian players.
The LTA got the bulk of that fine with £620,000 whil the AELTC got £207,000. The All England Club, who run Wimbledon, and the LTA are set to appeal with the backing of the British Government, who reacted angrily when informed of the fines.
UK Culture secretary Nadine Dorries said:
"Since February the vast majority of the international sporting community have come together in solidarity to condemn Putin's barbaric actions in Ukraine. Regrettably the international tennis federations appear determined to be outcasts in this. The LTA and Wimbledon should be praised for their move to make Russia an international sporting pariah, and doing what is right in the current circumstances.
British tennis chiefs are particularly aggrieved at being fined as the tournaments in Nottingham and Birmingham operate at a loss every year and are only staged to support the development of women's tennis. The LTA and the All England Club declined to comment.
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