• AELTC will also donate more than £500,000 to crisis response
  • Decision follows end to ban on Russian and Belarusian players

The All England Club has made a number of significant financial gestures towards Ukraine’s crisis response funds and Ukrainian tennis players competing in their tournaments, asserting their support for the country in light of their decision to permit Russian and Belarusian players to return as competitors at Wimbledon this year.

The AELTC and the LTA have announced that they will cover the accommodation costs of two rooms for all main draw and qualifying players who compete at any British grass court event for the entirety of the grass court season.

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