Djokovic Criticizes Wimbledon Ban on Russian, Belarusian Players

Serbia's Novak Djokovic before his second round match against Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on April 12, 2022. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is “crazy.”

Wimbledon announced on Wednesday that it had barred all Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s championships due to the invasion, which Russia calls a “special operation.”