Re: CDC won't allow Djokovic into US to play at Indian Wells & Miami
Reply #31 –
"The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour," the ATP said in a statement.
"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. It is also inconsistent with our Rankings agreement.
"Absent a change in circumstances, it is with great regret and reluctance that we see no option but to remove ATP Ranking points from Wimbledon for 2022."
The ATP should grow a set.
The atrocities and war crimes committed in Ukraine have changed my position and I agree with the All England Club’s stance.
I doubt whether many tennis players will give a fat rat’s clacker about the ATP’s posturing. The prize money will be the same and many will be sympathetic to Ukraine.