By Michael Shapiro All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt said there was “no viable alternative.” All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt explained Wimbledon’s decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus on Monday. The decision to institute a ban was made in April, shortly after Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Hewitt said the All England Club made a stand that was “beyond the interests of tennis alone.” “It was very important to us that Wimbledon, given the profile that we have, should not be used in any way, by the propaganda machine which we know the Russian government employs in relation to i…