Players from Russia and Belarus will compete as neutrals, as they have been on the rest of the tour since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Whatever the thoughts of the players, the fact is the British tournaments were left with little or no choice but to welcome the Russian and Belarusian competitors back.
The sanctions threatened by the Women's Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals would have meant the cancellation of tournaments such as Queens and Eastbourne and the termination of the LTA's membership of the governing bodies. It's hard to look past the second seed, reigning champion Novak Djokovic. The Serb is going for five in a row - a record equalling 8th in total and a record extending 24th Grand Slam title.
"My objectives and goals are very high and still at this stage of my career I'm able to perform well, move well and win grand slams," he said.
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