Novak Djokovic losing number one and other Wimbledon points stripping consequences

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Saturday, 21 May 2022 at 21:30
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The ATP and WTA have opted to punish Wimbledon for their decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from The Championships this summer, with Novak Djokovic among the big losers.

Even though several players on both the ATP and WTA Tours have expressed their opposition to the move to remove ranking points from the third Grand Slam of the tennis season, the announcement was made on Friday. The biggest loser from this controversial decision looks set to be world No.1 Djokovic, who will not have a chance to defend the 2,000 ranking points he collected by clinching the Wimbledon title last year.

It means Djokovic is almost certain to lose his No.1 ranking, even if he defends his French Open and Wimbledon titles over the next few weeks. Ironically, this decision may well ensure that Russia’s Daniil Medvedev will return to the top of the ATP rankings the day after Wimbledon concludes, even though he will be banned from playing at the All England Club.

Italy’s Matteo Berrettini will lose 1,200 points after his run to last year’s Wimbledon final and will almost certainly drop out of the top 10 in the ATP rankings. If you remove the Wimbledon points from the current ranking, the top 5 would look like this:

1- Medvedev 7800 points

2- Zverev 6895

3- Djokovic 6660

4- Tsitsipas 5965

5- Nadal 5525

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GustafC 24 May 2022 at 09:45+ 363

The US and Brittain drove this polital battle against innocent Russian and Belarus players. They have forced Wimbledon to do what they did. Of course the Wimbledon bunch will deny this but most people know that's the truth. Both coyntries invaded Iraq and other countries (still doing so), killed millions of innocent people but their players were never banned. Hypocracy in the extreme. Banning Russian and Belarus players could mean that it will have a negative effect on players rankings as is reported here. It's being said that Djokovic might lose his number one ranking. Well, I'm not a fan of this guy, not even close but this is unfair. In fact, it's a disgrace and just shows what politics can cause players. Hopefully people who run sport will come to their senses sooner rather than later.

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