The US Open will allow <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Tennis-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">tennis</a> players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Ukraine-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ukraine</a>, which prompted <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/setback-for-andy-murray-ahead-of-wimbledon-as-tennis-ace-forced-to-pull-out-of-queens-club-event-23231595" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Wimbledon</a> to ban those athletes.
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US Tennis Association CEO and Executive Director Lew Sherr, whose group runs the US Open, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that the USTA Board decided to let Russians and Belarusians enter the tournament because of &ldquo;concern about holding the individual athletes accountable for the actions and decisions of their governments.&rdquo;
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US Tennis Association CEO and Executive Director Lew Sherr, whose group runs the US Open, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that the USTA Board decided to let Russians and Belarusians enter the tournament

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