UPDATED with WTA, ATP, All England Club statements: Exactly one month ago the All England Club, which puts on Wimbledon, announced that in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine it would not allow Russian or Belarusian players to take part in this year’s event.Today, the governing bodies of Men’s and Women’s tennis issued separate statements that come to the same conclusion: Wimbledon will be stripped of its place in the tennis firmament with regard to world rankings.
Neither organization will offer points for success at this year’s All England Club event. The ATP issued a statement that reads in part, “The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour.
The decision by Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in the UK this summer undermines this principle and the integrity of the ATP Ranking system.”The WTA took a similar tack, maintaining that “individual athletes participating in an individual sport should not be penalized or prevented from competing solely because of their nationalities or the decisions made by the governments of their countries.”The All England Club and the Committee of Management of The Championships then laid out their reasoning which centers around protecting players and avoiding involvement in propaganda.“We believe that requiring written declarations from individual players – and that would apply to all relevant players – as a condition of entry in the high-profile circumstances of Wimbledon would carry significant scrutiny and risk,” the statement reads.“In addition, we remain unwilling to accept success or participation at Wimbledon being used to benefit the propaganda machine of the
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