Wimbledon's stand on Russia has been reduced to meaningless gestures

Open this photo in gallery: Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is one of four Russian or Belarusian players who could reach the semifinals of women’s singles play at Wimbledon.KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images When Wimbledon decided to ban all Russians and Belarusians after the invasion of Ukraine, it was anxious to congratulate itself on taking a principled stand. It was down to "not allowing sport to be used to promote the Russian regime," then All England Club boss Ian Hewitt said. Even the Olympics - which have been repeatedly humiliated by Russia - wouldn't go anywhere near that far. Leading up to that tournament,…