![]() ![]() This year, the 20-year-old Briton has worked with first Torben Beltz and then Dmitry Tursunov. Sachs will be Raducanu's fifth coach in 18 months. The German had a brief career as a player on the Futures tour, but has enjoyed plenty of success as a coach.īefore helping Bencic into the world's top 10, he worked with Julia Gorges and before that as part of Victoria Azarenka's team. Their national teams have, however, been banished from the Davis Cup and BJK Cup competitions.Ĭlick here to sign up to our newsletter for all the latest and breaking stories from Australia and around the world.Sachs is in Abu Dhabi with Raducanu, who lost on Friday to Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur 5-7 6-3 (10-8) in an exhibition match on her injury return. ![]() "It will be Wimbledon who take all the glory."Īt the moment, players representing Russia and Belarus are allowed to take part in ATP and WTA events but are barred from competing under the name or flag of their countries. "To give all the prize money to humanitarian help, to the families who are suffering, to the kids who are suffering, I think that would do something. "Banning Russian or Belarusian players.will not change anything," said the 24-year-old world number eight. Rublev, who famously scribbled "No war please" on a TV camera lense at a Dubai tournament in February, suggested a more positive way forward for Wimbledon - donate prize money which last year totalled £35 million ($AUD 62 million). Steve Simon delivers a speech at the 2019 WTA Finals. "I do think that you'll see some strong reactions that will come from us but what those are and how far they'll go is still to be determined," Simon told The Tennis Podcast at the weekend. The ATP does not seem inclined to take legal action, while according to French daily L'Equipe, which obtained an email sent by the WTA to its players, the body is studying "the actions that you (the players) could take according to the Grand Slam regulations". That could reduce Wimbledon to the status of a high-profile exhibition event. Meanwhile, ATP and WTA officials are expected to meet on the sidelines of the Madrid Open from next week to discuss their response to the crisis.Īs the Grand Slam tournaments are autonomous, possible sanctions by the ATP and the WTA could include a refusal to award ranking points at the June 27-July 10 Grand Slam tournament. On Tuesday, the AELTC will hold its annual Wimbledon event launch where the saga will dominate the agenda. WTA president Steve Simon has now warned Wimbledon organisers that they face "strong reactions" to the ban, with more twists expected in the coming days around the controversy that has split tennis. Wimbledon's contentious call has faced major backlash from current and former players, commentators and the governing bodies of men's and women's tennis - the ATP and WTA respectively. The hugely unpopular moves means the likes of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka will all be excluded from playing in one of the biggest events on the tennis calendar. 'RIDICULOUS': Iga Swiatek stuns in wake of Ash Barty retirement 'UNACCEPTABLE': Novak Djokovic under fire over ball kid incident ![]() 'BEAUTIFUL': Tennis fans erupt over detail in Novak Djokovic photo The All England Club (AELTC) said they had decided to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's grand slam tournament in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president of the governing body of women's tennis has warned Wimbledon officials that their controversial Russia ban could have serious ramifications. Russian and Belarusian players such as Daniil Medvedev and Victoria Azarenka (pictured) are banned from playing in the 2022 Wimbledon grand slam tournament. ![]()
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