Andy Murray believes Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be permitted to play at this year's Wimbledon after they were banned from competing last year.
Wimbledon took the decision in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with chairman Ian Hewitt saying at the time they were left with "no viable alternative" but to enforce a ban.
Murray, who donated more than £500,000 of his prize money in 2022 to help Ukrainian children affected by the invasion, said at the time that he was "not supportive" of Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players.
"It's an unbelievably complex situation," Murray said last year. "I don't think there's a right answer. I don't support one side or the other. I'm not supportive of players getting banned.
"I have spoken to some of the Russian players. I've spoken to some of the Ukrainian players. I feel really bad for the players who aren't allowed to play and I get that it will seem unfair to them."
And the 35-year-old expects Wimbledon to make a U-turn on the ban this year after the tournament was stripped of ranking points and the LTA were fined £1.4m by the ATP and the WTA.
"It's a really difficult one and I do feel for the players who weren't able to play last year - but I also understand the situation and why it's really hard for Wimbledon to make a call on it as well," Murray told BBC Sport.
"My understanding is that they are going to be allowed to play and I'm not going to be going nuts if that is the case. But if Wimbledon went down another route I would be understanding of that."
And Murray is hoping he can make a "deep" run at this year's Wimbledon. "My feeling on Wimbledon is that less players play well on grass," he told the Times last month.
"More of the guys are comfortable on the hard courts and that probably increases my chances. I'm not saying I would expect to win the French Open [on clay] if I played, but with Wimbledon there is certainly a better opportunity to have a deep run."
