The fine imposed by the world governing body for women’s tennis has been cut to $375,000 following a successful appeal
shouldering $750,000 of that fine. The All England Lawn Tennis Club, which hosts Wimbledon and also owns the warm-up event in Birmingham, was fined $250,000 .
The LTA appealed against the WTA’s fines, with the two organisations ultimately agreeing to halve their portion of the fine to $375,000 . The successful appeal comes after the LTA decided to reverse its ban this year and allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at their events. Scott Lloyd, the LTA’s chief executive, admitted that the LTA would have spent the money from the fines differently and have had to pull back from certain activities, but insists that it has not fundamentally changed the organisation’s plans.
Despite the highly contentious row with the WTA and ATP, Lloyd believes that the past year may actually allow the organisations to work more closely together in the future.“In some ways, I’d like to think the level of respect between the organisations has actually been enhanced over this period. Because we’ve had a lot more interaction on some difficult topics and worked our way through them together,” said Lloyd.
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