Nastase in the Royal Box in 2015. He will not be invited back this year ADAM DAVY/PAOn the day Wimbledon confirmed that Ilie Nastase will not be welcome in the Royal Box at this year’s championships, the door was left open for Maria Sharapova to return by virtue of a wild card despite her recent doping suspension. As revealed by The Times, Nastase, the 70-year-old former world No 1, will not receive an invitation this year after verbally abusing British players and journalists during the recent Fed Cup tie in Romania. He will also not be allowed to enter the grounds, where he twice reached the final, if the provisional suspension by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which Wimbledon officials will follow, still applies. How The Times reported news of the ban last month“I think we have to say his actions were not very good and we condemn them,” Philip…

Source: The Times May 03, 2017 22:52 UTC