Yakov Shatkhin, Secretary General and Vice President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), said that Wimbledon will face problems due to the decision of the ATP and the WTA to deprive the tournament of ranking points.
In April, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced that Russians and Belarusians were banned from participating in UK tournaments in 2022, even in neutral status, due to events in Ukraine. For this, the ATP and WTA have decided not to award ranking points for performances at Wimbledon.
– Last year, our tennis won everything in the world. It would be ridiculous to leave tournaments without our strongest players. Unfortunately, they did it on skis, and what did they get? Norwegian Championship? Shatkhin told .
“Wimbledon did it anyway.
And he lost his glasses. I can’t say if anyone will visit them. This must be told to the people who go there or not, it is their personal responsibility. Will it be difficult for Wimbledon to invite the best tennis players without glasses? Sure. The organizations couldn’t tell them, “You have to go. Points – their ratings, means, place in world tennis. Players have the right to choose. In addition, the prize fund has been reduced. So we have to look.
The official also said that Russians and athletes from friendly countries will participate in the Kremlin Cup this year.
— There will be the Kremlin Cup, we are working on it. The sanctions affect everything, all the activities of our country, but it continues. It’s the same with the Kremlin Cup, it will live its own life. We will invite athletes from friendly countries, our athletes will participate. The international tournament, as it was, has been postponed until next year, but the Kremlin Cup, our tournament in Moscow, will take place this year.
We have a circuit network, which will be the selection for participation in the Kremlin Cup. We are working on it now, it will be interesting,” Shatkhin said.
Source : MatchTV
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