ATP and WTA deprive Wimbledon of rating points for eliminating tennis players from Russia and Belarus

The British tournament was sanctioned by the world tennis leadership.

Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) and Women's The Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the deprivation of Wimbledon's rating points, according to Tribuna.com.

“The ability of players of all nationalities to participate in achievement-based and non-discriminatory tournaments is key to our Tour,” the ATP said in a statement. WTA Executive Director Steve Simon condemned Russia's military aggression, but also said he did not support the Wimbledon initiative: “The WTA believes that individual athletes in individual sports should not be punished or forbidden to take participate in competitions solely on the basis of their nationality or the decisions taken by their governments. “

Thus, the results of Wimbledon will not be reflected in the number of points of its participants in the ATP and WTA rankings. tennis player Dolgopolov reacted to Putin's laying of flowers in Kyiv and Odessa

Earlier it was reported that Russia and Belarus were expelled from the International Tennis Federation .

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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