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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club’s decision to ban Russian and Belarussian players from the sole grass court Grand Slam this year amounts to serving a double fault at championship point, as Roger Federer did so tragically in the 2019 men’s finals. The Wimbledon management has explained its decision to “decline entry” as part of Europe’s united opposition to the Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
It is one thing to ban sportspeople and teams from international tournaments as representatives of an outlawed country — though that, too, remains the subject of fierce debate. But when these sportspeople compete in
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