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Benoit Paire criticises ATP for ‘defending Russia’ over Wimbledon ranking points

The ATP and WTA have taken the action after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the tournament over the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Tim Henman explains Wimbledon gamble after Naomi Osaka bombshell

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has suggested she's "not 100 per cent sure" she'll play Wimbledon after the tournament was stripped of its ranking points, but Tim Henman believes a lot more is at stake

Daily Mirror

Karolina Pliskova calls WTA’s Wimbledon ranking points decision ‘unfair’

Following Ashleigh Barty’s decision to retire earlier this year, Pliskova is the player with the most points to lose

The Independent UK

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Wimbledon points removal added pressure, says beaten Shapovalov

Paris (AFP) - Canada's Denis Shapovalov said the decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points placed him under extra pressure in his first-round loss at the French Open on Tuesday.

AFP

Novak Djokovic backs stripping of Wimbledon ranking points but still plans to defend title

Novak Djokovic has backed the ATP’s decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points and described the banning of Russian and Belarusian players as a “lose-lose situation”.

Evening Standard

What's happening in the Wimbledon controversy?

Paris (AFP) - The French Open is being overshadowed by the controversy sparked by the decision of Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players from next month's grass court Grand Slam.

AFP

Roger Federer and Serena Williams set to lose their world rankings after Wimbledon snubs

The Wimbledon ranking points saga could have high implications for two of tennis' biggest names in Roger Federer and Serena Williams, with both reportedly set to lose their rankings

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Novak Djokovic criticises ‘lose-lose’ Wimbledon decision and backs ATP’s response

Djokovic said Wimbledon have made a ‘mistake’ in banning players from Russia and Belarus but maintained he plans to defend his title at the All England Club

The Independent UK

Ukrainian tennis player laments lack of support in her sport

Lesia Tsurenko is a professional tennis player from Ukraine who is trying to carry on with her career while her country is being invaded by Russia

The Independent UK

Grand slam: On ATP and WTA stripping of Wimbledon ranking points

ATP and WTA did the right thing by stripping Wimbledon of ranking points

The Hindu

Osaka ready to boycott Wimbledon over ranking points row

Paris (AFP) - Former world number one Naomi Osaka is prepared to boycott Wimbledon over the decision to strip the Grand Slam tournament of ranking points, admitting: "I'm leaning towards not playing".

AFP

'Care and understand': Tsurenko says 'only five players' asked about Ukraine war

Paris (AFP) - Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Monday pleaded with her fellow professionals "to care and understand" and claimed that only "four or five players" had asked about the three-month war being waged in her country.

AFP

Naomi Osaka cast doubts on Wimbledon participation after ranking points decision

The four-time grand slam champion said she was ‘leaning more towards not playing’

The Independent UK

French Open day 1: Who said what

Paris (AFP) - Who said what on the first day of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday:

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The Guardian - UK

Norrie expects top players to skip Wimbledon after ATP decision

The British No1 reacts after ATP remove ranking points from event and says the championship is now ‘almost like an exhibition’

The Independent UK

Sloane Stephens backs decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points

Both the WTA and the ATP have announced that no points would be on offer at this year’s tournament

AFP

Stephens backs move to strip Wimbledon of ranking points

Paris (AFP) - Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens said she supports the decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points in response to the tournament banning Russian and Belarusian players following the invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Wimbledon: How Russia’s war on Ukraine will affect world tennis

Women’s Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals will not award ranking points to Wimbledon players.

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The Guardian - UK

Iga Swiatek a Pole apart with the strengths to take Paris by storm

The new world No 1 is taking nothing for granted but after taking a hard path to the top can recapture the French Open

The Hindu

Wimbledon’s Russia ban prompts tours to cut ranking points

The women's and men’s professional tennis tours say they will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All-England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Wimbledon stands by Russian player ban despite being stripped of ranking points

Wimbledon organisers said they ‘made the only viable decision’.

AFP

Wimbledon left pointless as tour chiefs fight back over Russia, Belarus ban

Paris (AFP) - Wimbledon, widely regarded as the world's most prestigious tennis tournament, was stripped of ranking points on Friday by the sport's main tours in a move which threatens to reduce the Grand Slam to the status of a high-profile exhibition event.

Daily Mirror

Wimbledon chiefs express 'deep disappointment' at ranking points being stripped

Wimbledon have been punished by the ATP and WTA Tours for banning Russian and Belarusian stars from the tournament this summer, with the All England Club having their ranking points stripped

Sports Illustrated

ATP Strips Ranking Points for 2022 Wimbledon

Now, Russian and Belarusian players impacted by the ban will not be punished for missing out on the Grand Slam tournament.

The Independent UK

ATP and WTA strip Wimbledon of ranking points following bans for Russian players

Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt said the UK Government had left them with “no viable alternative” following the invasion of Ukraine.

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