This year’s Wimbledon has been unceremoniously stripped of ranking points, in retaliation for its banning of players from Russia and Belarus.In a highly provocative move the ATP and WTA Tours – who also represent the players – have decided that the tournament will not contribute towards the official rankings, thereby giving it almost exhibition status.The ATP argued its case in a statement, saying of British tennis’s stance: ‘Unilateral decisions of this nature, if unaddressed, set a damaging precedent for the rest of the Tour. Discrimination by individual tournaments is simply not viable on a Tour that operates in more than 30 countries.’
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