Tennis Updates: Natela Dzalamidze changes nationality to play Wimbledon, Andy Murray hopeful of playing

Natela Dzalamidze, a Russian player, has dodged this ban by changing her nationality to Georgian. Wimbledon agreed that they couldn't help or stop Natela from changing her nationality and going by the rules because she's no longer playing under the Russian flag; technically, she cannot be banned from the tournament.

Natela Dzalamidze, ranked 43 in the world, was born in Moscow and held dual citizenship. She acquired a Georgian nationality and is now eligible to play Wimbledon.

Andy Murray suffered an abdominal injury while playing against Matteo Berrettini. While the former British number one was playing the finals against Berrettini, he suffered an abdominal injury that made him exit Queen's as it seemed extremely hard even to take the basic shots. One week before the Wimbledon, Murray announced that his injury was improving, and he was hoping to be able to play at the Wimbledon.

Murray, the two-time Wimbledon champion, told the press that he's not perfectly fine as he still sees positives and negatives during the practice. However, he is hopeful that he will be able to eliminate all the negatives before the tournament starts. He is currently unable to take certain shots requiring abdominal muscles, but the British star is confident that his practice is going well.

While discussing the injury and his hopes for Wimbledon, Andy Murray told the press, "The injury is healing but still not perfect. My goal is to try to get to the start line in a good place physically and give myself the best chance to do well, There have been positives and negatives this week.”

"Yes. I've been practicing for the past three or four days and have been practicing well."