Players had been banned from the UK grass-court tournaments held within the build-up to Wimbledon, which turned the primary Grand Slam match to ban particular person rivals from the 2 international locations — a transfer that was condemned by the lads’s and girls’s excursions.

“The LTA is deeply disappointed with this,” the LTA mentioned in an announcement.

“The ATP, in its finding, has shown no recognition of the exceptional circumstances created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or the international sporting community and UK Government’s response to that invasion.”

The ATP mentioned in April that the “unilateral decision” by Wimbledon to exclude gamers from Russia and Belarus was unfair and will doubtlessly set a dangerous precedent for the sport. UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan mentioned on Wednesday that the overwhelming majority of the worldwide sporting group had stood “shoulder to shoulder” in condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

“The UK has taken a world-leading role to build this international response,” Donelan mentioned. “We are clear that sport can’t be used to legitimise this lethal invasion, and that athletes representing the Russian or Belarusian states ought to be banned from competing in different international locations.

“Despite widespread condemnation, the worldwide tennis excursions are decided to be outcasts on this, with funding within the development of our home recreation hampered because of this.

“This is the wrong move by the ATP and WTA. I urge them to think carefully about the message this sends and to reconsider.”