The 2022 Wimbledon Championship caused much controversy by banning the Russian and Belarusian players, and the topic still divides fans into two groups.
No Russian and Belarusian players were allowed to compete at the 2022 Wimbledon; therefore, ATP & WTA took away the points from the event. Before the third Grand Slam of the season started, Andrey Rublev proposed various solutions to the problem, but he was denied every time.
Recently, Iga Swiatek's coach spoke about what he thinks about the ban and contrary to many opinions from the world of tennis, he thinks it was the right decision.
"Personally, I think Wimbledon did the right thing by treating tennis players from Russia and Belarus firmly. Daria Kasatkina is the only player from that part of the world with whom I talk at all," Wiktorowski said in an interview with Rzeczpospolita.
"Just like her trainer. We are not friends, we do not spend time together, but we do not shy away from each other, quite the opposite. We train with her as the only Russian woman."
"The tour took it very softly. Tough decisions should be made earlier. Now that's mustard after dinner. As WTA, we stopped going to China because of the Shuai Peng case, but how does that compare to what's happening now in Ukraine?" Wiktorowski said.
"What happened in February deserved a much stronger response. Iga also communicated her beliefs on the war in Ukraine many times."
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