NEW YORK: Players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in the 2022 US Open under a neutral flag, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
“The USTA will allow all eligible players, regardless of nationality, to compete at the 2022 US Open,” the organization said in a statement.
The move comes after the ATP and WTA stripped Wimbledon of ranking points after the grass-court Grand Slam tournament banned Russian and Belarusians.
Ukrainian former player Sergiy Stakhovsky immediately condemned the US Open decision.
“You cannot put a price tag on being able to live with yourself,” tweeted Stakhovsky, who retired from tennis…
