Australia will not follow in the footsteps of the British. Three months before the tournament, the organizers of the next Australian Open tennis announced that Russian and Belarusian players could participate in the next edition, but under the guise of neutrality. Tournament Director and Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley explained to the media on Wednesday October 12 that “ Russian and Belarusian players will be able to participate in the Australian Open. The only difference will be that they will not be able to represent their country. » Still according to Craig Tiley, the Russian anthem will not be played. Players will be registered as neutral competitors. “ But they will be welcome at the Australian Open next January“, insisted the Australian leader. As a reminder, Russian and Belarusian players were banned from participating last summer in Wimbledon, but they were able to compete in the two other rounds of the Grand Slam, Roland-Garros and the US Open.
