The Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) will agree after a request from the Players Council not to award points in this year’s All England Club edition for the sanction of Russian and Belarusian tennis players.
After the decision of Wimbledon not to let Russian and Belarusian tennis players participate in 2022 edition for the invasion of Ukraine, a group of male players will ask the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) that the tournament does not provide points for world ranking.
According to the newspaper The Telegraph, the ATP would have planned to oppose the English tournament as it would take away the total score of the tournament and it would be an exhibition with the most important bag of money of all time: over USD 40 million.
Although the decision is not yet final, Andrea Gaudenzidirector of ATP, is willing to give entitlement to the Council of Players with the order, which currently consists of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
The newspaper Telegraph He reported that Wimbledon expects Andy Murray to be on his side in the opinion on the penalty of Russian and Belarusian tennis players, but the Scotsman at the Masters 1000 in Madrid turned his back on them. and I pointed out: “I feel sorry for everyone. I feel sorry for the players who can’t play, and I don’t support one side or the other. “
From the WTA, everyone seems to be suggesting that they will follow the same path as ATP in subtracting points for world ranking, pBut the two entities will have to decide in the next few days of their decision against the All England Club tournament as the list of entries for the championship will soon close. -Six weeks before starting June 27-.
Ian Hewitt, President of the All England Cluband the head of the tournament organization indicated that the imposition of sanctions on Russian and Belarusian tennis players was “the most responsible decision given in the event”. In men the numbers 2 and 7 of the world will not participateDaniel Medvedev Y Andrew Rublev, among the most popular. For women, Aryna Sabalenka, eighth in the ranking, will also not be part of the appointment to the English lawn.
If this decision is carried out against Wimbledon, this will be the biggest confrontation of the players against a Grand Slam tournament or tennis entity since boycotting 80 players when they demonstrated against the Yugoslav Tennis Federation’s penalty against Niki Pili for refusing to participate in the Davis Cup.
Source: Tycsports
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