Ilie Nastase blasts All England Club as 'small-minded' after Wimbledon snub

Ilie Nastase has blasted the All England Club for announcing it will block his customary invitation to the Royal Box at Wimbledon.

Ilie Nastase blasts All England Club as 'small-minded' after Wimbledon snub

Ilie Nastase has blasted the All England Club for announcing it will block his customary invitation to the Royal Box at Wimbledon this year following his behaviour at last month's Fed Cup tie against Great Britain.

Romania team captain Nastase, 70, was ejected from from the match in Constanta following a foul-mouthed tirade directed at his British counterpart Anne Keothavong and British number one Johanna Konta.

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