Natela Dzalamidze from Russia is listed as being from Georgia in Wimbledon’s entry record for the ladies’s doubles, the place she is ready to accomplice Serbian Aleksandra Krunic
Natela Dzalamidze from Russia is listed as being from Georgia in Wimbledon’s entry record for the ladies’s doubles, the place she is ready to accomplice Serbian Aleksandra Krunic
Moscow-born Natela Dzalamidze will be capable of compete at Wimbledon regardless of a ban on Russian and Belarusian gamers at this 12 months’s championships after she modified her nationality to characterize Georgia.
The 29-year-old is listed as being from Georgia in Wimbledon’s entry record for the ladies’s doubles, the place she is ready to accomplice Serbian Aleksandra Krunic. Her nationality is Georgian on the WTA Tour’s web site.
In April, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) banned Russian and Belarusian gamers from competing at Wimbledon because of the invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”. Belarus has been a key staging space for the invasion.
No involvement in change: AELTC
The AELTC mentioned it has no involvement in gamers’ change of nationality.
“Player nationality, defined as the flag they play under at professional events, is an agreed process that is governed by the tours and the ITF,” a spokesperson for the AELTC instructed Reuters in an e mail.
The WTA and ITF didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The grasscourt Grand Slam, which begins on June 27, has been stripped of its rating factors by the ATP and WTA Tours over its determination to exclude gamers from Russia and Belarus.
Earlier this month, the United States Tennis Association mentioned Russian and Belarusian gamers can be allowed to compete on the U.S. Open this 12 months beneath a impartial flag.
Source: www.thehindu.com
