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Wimbledon: WTA could halve fines imposed on LTA and All England Club for banning Russian players

The $1m (£825,850) fine imposed by the WTA Tour for the ban on Russians and Belarusians at last summer's grass court events will be halved if the players from the two nations are allowed to enter this year.

In 2022, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the All England Club (AELTC) banned all entries from the countries following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The WTA fined the organisations $750,000 (£619,485) and $250,000 (£206,495) respectively, and Wimbledon was stripped of its ranking points.

After an appeal, it has been ruled that the fines will be halved to a total of $500,000 if there is no repeat of the ban, or if the WTA is satisfied with the efforts the LTA and AELTC make to find a resolution with the UK government for this year's events.