Lawn Tennis Association fined for its ban on Russian and Belarusian players

FINED: Russian and Belarusian players were banned from Queen’s Club. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA

The Lawn Tennis Association has been fined $1million (£820,000) by the ATP for its ban on Russian and Belarusian players.

It is also understood that the LTA has been threatened with expulsion from the Tour if it repeats the ban, imposed earlier this year due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.