Events still a go without Russians

Tennis tournaments in Britain in the run-up to Wimbledon will go ahead as scheduled despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players, the men's tennis governing body ATP said on Monday.

The ATP Board said it had not yet made a decision on Wimbledon after the grass court Grand Slam became the first tournament to ban individual competitors from the two countries last month.

The tune-up tournaments are organized by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), which said it was united with Wimbledon organizers, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), in banning Russian and Belarusian players at its events.

The ban will not allow players such as Russia's world number two Daniil Medvedev to take part in any events on British soil.

Wimbledon is scheduled for June 27-July 10.