The ATP has announced in a statement that it will not count ATP ranking points won at Wimbledon in the rankings. This decision was taken after Wimbledon itself banned tennis players from Russia and Belarus from participating in the tournament. This is against the regulations.
“We deeply regret the choice and do so with renewed reluctance,” ATP said in a statement. “Wimbledon’s choice to bar Russian and Belarusian tennis players from the tournament goes against the principles, rules and integrity of the ATP rankings,” he said. The ATP further stated that it understood that Wimbledon had to take a difficult decision, but also said that there was an alternative solution: “The government’s advice is informal, not mandatory. Therefore, other options are available that allow players wearing neutral flags to participate. .”
Global agreement
Following this incident, the ATP called for a joint solution. “This issue must receive a common and unambiguous answer, so that we can jointly make a decision regarding this issue,” said ATP. Other tournaments in England will be taken into account in the rankings, although no players from either country will be allowed to participate there. “When playing the tournament, Russian and Belarusian players have another alternative besides playing tennis.” ATP also stated that its position on the situation between Ukraine and Russia has not changed.
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