Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the US Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday , a decision that stands in stark contrast to Wimbledon which banned them.
The decision prevents players such as men's world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia from playing at the All England Lawn Tennis Club but the USTA said Russian and Belarusian players would be welcome at Flushing Meadows. "The USTA ... supported the banning of the Russian and Belarusian Tennis Federations from the ITF, and therefore all international team competitions, and the directive for players from those countries to play under a neutral flag when competing outside of international team competitions."AELTC Chairman Ian Hewitt said in April that British government guidance did not allow players to compete at the tournament based on their rankings.
"We recognise that each organisation has had to deal with unique circumstances that affect their decisions," the USTA added.
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