"I got screwed" - Berrettini on Wimbledon points stripping

Last year's Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini lamented on Friday that he has been "screwed" by the decision to strip the tournament of its ranking points.

In May, both the ATP and the WTA announced that no points would be awarded after the All England Club banned Russian and Belarusian players from playing at Wimbledon as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Berrettini is set to drop down from his current ranking of 10th in the world due to the change with the points used to determine qualification and seeding for competitions. Speaking about it after his match against Sonego, he said:

"I got screwed. It's a tough situation, I have so many points to defend and now I can't defend them. I'm not in the best position, we all fight to get points. I'll have to find another way. I will play as many tournaments as possible."

Berrettini said that while Wimbledon will seem the same for fans it will definitely be a change for competitors:

"It will be totally different for players. It's bad what happened for the Russians and Belarussians, but it's also not fair for the rest of the players."