Russia’s Natella Zalmidze from Georgia is listed on the Wimbledon women’s doubles entry list, where she is set to pair with Serbian Alexandra Krunic.
Russia’s Natella Zalmidze from Georgia is listed on the Wimbledon women’s doubles entry list, where she is set to pair with Serbian Alexandra Krunic.
Moscow-born Natella Zalmidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon, despite Russian and Belarusian players banned At this year’s championships after changing his nationality to represent Georgia.
The 29-year-old is listed on Wimbledon’s entry list for women’s doubles as being from Georgia, where she is set to pair with Serbian Alexandra Krunic. Her nationality is Georgian on the WTA Tour website.
In April, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing at Wimbledon. invasion of ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”. Belarus has been a major staging area for the invasion.
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The AELTC stated that it has no involvement in changing the nationalities of the players.
An AELTC spokesperson said, “A player’s nationality, which is defined as the flag they play in professional events, is an agreed process that is governed by Tourism and the ITF.” Reuters in an email.
The WTA and ITF did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Grasscourt Grand Slam starting from June 27 his ranking points taken away by the ATP and WTA Tours on their decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus.
Earlier this month, the United States Tennis Association said Russian and Belarusian players would be allowed to compete under neutral flags at this year’s US Open.