Here s louis pilbeam. good evening. wimbledon bosses say they have banned russian and belarusian tennis players because it s their responsibilty to play a part in government sanctions. russian and belarusian athletes have been allowed to play other high profile tournaments under a neutral flag and no national anthem. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson has more. wimbledon may bask in tradition but it is part of today s world and all the sporting implications of the invasion of ukraine. and wimbledon is taking a stand. so, while russia s daniil medvedev has been allowed to compete on the tour as an individual, the world number two will be barred from wimbledon. the same applies to aryna sabalenka of belarus, ranked numberfour in the women s game. those are two potential champions. there are many other players who will also now be missing. from one of ukraine s most prominent recent tennis players, this reaction. alex dolgopolov said.