Tennis tour punishes Wimbledon 2022 for ban Russian players

Friday's men's and women's tennis tours responded to Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusian players, scrapping this year's rankings in what has so far been a global sports organization's attempt to exclude individual Russian athletes as punishment for invading their country Ukraine. Wimbledon 2022 fans can buy Wimbledon 2022 Tickets from our website.

In an unprecedented move in tennis, and without points, Wimbledon, the oldest of the four grand slams, will technically be an exhibition game and this year will not give a boost to those who excelled on its pristine turf.

Men's and women's tennis tours responded to Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusian players

"Without discrimination is the foundation of our tour, the ability of players of any nationality to compete on merit," the ATP said in a report, adding that the ban undermined its ranking system.

The International Tennis Federation, the governing body that operates separately from the tour, has also announced that it will scrap ranking points from Wimbledon's junior and wheelchair events this year.

While Wimbledon is currently the only big four events to ban Russians and Belarusians, the strength of the tour could lead to countermeasures, including the possibility of the Grand Slams considering alternative ranking systems or making more decisions separate from tourism.

The organizers of Wimbledon, a grassroots tournament and British cultural body that began on June 27, announced last month that Russian and Belarusian players would be banned from the competition in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, backed by Belarus. Similar bans were announced at other UK grass tournaments in June, including Wimbledon in Eastbourne and Queen's Club in London.

The same goes for sports like football, racing, athletics, and ice hockey. Russia has been stripped of its hosting rights to the event and has seen its teams kicking off major competitions such as the World Cup. But only a few sports, most notably figure skating and track and field, have banned individual athletes from Russia and Belarus.

Both tours condemned the invasion of Ukraine but argued that individual athletes should not be prevented from participating, in the words of WTA chief executive Steve Simon, "simply because of their nationality or the decision of their national government".

But recently retired Ukrainian men's player Sergiy Stakohvsky expressed his dismay at the decision, tweeting that it was an "embarrassing day in tennis".

Wimbledon stayed with the ban, saying it was "deeply disappointed" and saying the strip points were "disproportionate" given pressure from the British government.

The move of the ATP and WTA comes after extensive internal debate, despite backlash from players. A large group of men and women players is collecting support requests in support of Wimbledon point preservation ahead of the tour's announcement. But the elimination of points is expected to have little impact on the outcome of the tournament. Wimbledon 2022 fans can buy Wimbledon Final Tickets from our website.

Russia has been stripped of its hosting rights to the event and has seen its teams kicking off

The world's best players from non-Russian and Belarusian players are still expected to participate. Novak Djokovic, the world's No. 1 men's player from Serbia and six-time Wimbledon champion, made it clear after winning the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday that even if he remains opposed to the decision to cancel the tournament, skipping matches in protest is not an option will be supported. Russian and Belarusian players are prohibited.

This year's Wimbledon champions will still play in front of huge crowds, taking home the trophies of their predecessors and having their names inscribed on a roll of honor at the All England Clubhouse. They will be considered Grand Slam champions, although it is unclear whether Wimbledon will keep the prize money at a normal level.

Undressing points will have an impact on the sport's rankings. Russia's No. 2 Daniil Medvedev is now in a prime position to replace No. 1 Novak Djokovic after Wimbledon, as the 2,000 points Djokovic won at Wimbledon last year will not be missed by any means. In case of substitution, this will be deducted from his total number of points. Medvedev, who reached the last 16 at Wimbledon last year, will lose only 180 points.

The leadership of the ATP, including the Players Council, which includes stars such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, has ultimately decided based on political considerations that it is important to prevent the tournament from banning players (now or in the future).

Yevgeny Kafelnikov, a Russian and former singles champion, said in a telephone interview from Moscow.

Unlike Wimbledon, the UK's leading events retain their ranking points despite being officially part of the tour. Wimbledon operates independently as a Grand Slam event but does have arrangements with multi-level tours. But the ATP and WTA have chosen not to deduct points from the UK's lead as other European Championships remain open to Russian and Belarus players during those three weeks of the season. Wimbledon 2022 fans can buy Wimbledon 2022 Tickets from our website.

Wimbledon operates independently as a Grand Slam event but does have arrangements

The WTA did announce that it would suspend its UK tour in Nottingham, Birmingham, and Eastbourne due to the ban.

There are also concerns that if ranking points are not offered, players will opt out of the British Grassland Championships. With its huge prize money and prestige, Wimbledon is unlikely to see such a retirement, even without points, but there could still be some turnover.

Wimbledon opted for a ban after rejecting the British government's suggestion that Russian and Belarusian players make "written declarations" that they do not represent their home countries; they receive no state funding or sponsorship from companies with close ties to the Russian government; they No and will not express support for the invasion of Ukraine or their country's leadership.

Some Russian male players have expressed their willingness to sign such a statement at Wimbledon and even donate the prize money to Ukrainian charities, but this is only a small group of players and Wimbledon remains concerned that signing such a statement will leave players or their families in could endanger. It also expressed concern that Russian players at Wimbledon could "take advantage of the Russian regime's propaganda machine".

However, some Russian and Belarusian nationals may still qualify for Wimbledon player guest or player support team members this year if they sign the statement and meet other criteria, such as not having a high media profile that can be used for promotional purposes.

For now, grass events at Wimbledon and the UK remain outliers. No other Tour event has followed in their footsteps. Russian and Belarusian players, including Medvedev and Belarus' number 7, Aryna Sabalenka, will compete in the next Grand Slam tournament, the French Open, which starts on Sunday. The US Tennis Association, which hosts the US Open to be held after Wimbledon, called for the tour to reconsider and reinstate Wimbledon points but did nothing to ban Russians and Belarusians, whose citizens, should be noted, continued to play National Hockey League club.

After the war in Ukraine began in February, professional tennis quickly sprang into action to ban Russia and Belarus from team events such as the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, both of which will win in 2021. Wimbledon 2022 fans can buy Wimbledon Tickets from our website.

Some Russian and Belarusian nationals may still qualify for Wimbledon player guest

The tour and the International Tennis Federation have also canceled tournaments scheduled for later this year in Russia and Belarus, including the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. The ITF has also suspended the membership of these countries' tennis federations.

But Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to continue the tour as individuals, albeit without any state identification. No flags or countries will be listed next to their names on the tour scoreboard, draws, or official computer rankings.

No Russian or Belarusian player has publicly indicated that they want to take legal action against Wimbledon who wants to play. Medvedev has made it clear that he will not, although he agrees that there may be scope for such an appeal.

"I'm not going to court for this," Medvedev said.

But even if Wimbledon officials scrutinized legal options before announcing the ban, legal action for other players cannot be ruled out.

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