The ATP and WTA are the governing bodies of the men’s and women’s tours and had both criticised the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from SW19 this year following the Ukraine war..
Sisters Serena and Venus Williams are to face off after advancing to the US Open quarterfinals
Federer defeated Finish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen with scores of 2-6 and 5-7 in the 16th round.
The match will take place between Federer, who took first place in the Davis Cup with his country’s team only five days ago, and Hewitt on 12 December in Sydney, Australia.
