It's not great to see, but...

With the international tennis organisation pushing for inclusion, and with real problems if they didn't submit, they didn't have much choice.

It shouldn't be up to the sports organisations to do this. It's government's job. Don't give the Russians visas and they won't be coming.

Posted By: Basil Wrathbone on March 31st 2023 at 14:41:21

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not a tennis fan but ..... shame on Wimbledon (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 31, 12:20:35
- I'm working 50 miles of the coast of norfolk (Other Sports) - ParrotPuncher, Mar 31, 16:45:34
  - Just also, these pesky Russians (Other Sports) - ParrotPuncher, Mar 31, 16:49:32
    - off course their is fake news on both side (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 31, 17:42:37
- What's wrong with that? The players didn't make Russia invade Ukraine. Why should .. (Other Sports) - jimbo, Mar 31, 15:25:19
  - Haha that’s original 🤣 (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Mar 31, 15:47:51
  - perhaps because the USA & the UK had (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 31, 15:38:11
    - I see. That is a discussion for another day as you say. But..... (Other Sports) - jimbo, Mar 31, 15:49:44
    - Spreadsheet says 100% chance he does not agree (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Mar 31, 15:48:51
- It's not great to see, but... (Other Sports) - Basil Wrathbone, Mar 31, 14:41:21
- Difficult one. Ukrainian players could always w/d on principle.... (Other Sports) - Saucerer, Mar 31, 13:49:57
- The problem is the LTA were the only tennis organisation (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Mar 31, 13:11:26
  - Yes I agree. No other organisation was prepared to act in a similar way (n/m) (Other Sports) - revsimon, Mar 31, 16:06:30
- Links like that will get PP posting and nobody wants that (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Mar 31, 12:36:35
  - whatever ... he is entitled to his view (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 31, 12:39:18

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