Iga Swiatek called on Wednesday for the governing bodies of tennis to unite in their decisions regarding the involvement of Russian and Belarusian players at tournaments, to avoid the “chaos” created by Wimbledon’s unilateral move to ban them from this summer’s Championships.

The World No.1 has been vocal in her support for Ukraine and has been wearing a ribbon with the country’s colours during her matches. Last week, Wimbledon announced Russian and Belarusian players were banned from this year’s tournament due to the invasion of Ukraine.