World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka pleaded with Wimbledon for the storied tournament to allow players’ dogs on-site after a blanket ban was issued ahead of the Championships.
Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton stressed that only ‘service dogs and security and search dogs’ would be allowed in SW19, just weeks after the French Open bent over backwards to ensure star pets were catered for in Paris.
But Sabalenka, who recently welcomed a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Ash into her entourage, was adamant that there is a place for dogs at the tournament, and underscored the importance of her puppy to her mental
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