The men’s ATP Tour and women’s WTA decided to deprive Wimbledon of ranking points in response to the club banning Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s tournament.
Stripping ranking points would level the playing field for the Russians and Belarusians that were not able to attend Wimbledon.
Many people questioned the decision in which the ATP Tour responded, “Removing rankings points at Wimbledon is a decision made purely on the basis of maintaining a level playing field for our players across the season.”
This might benefit the players that were not allowed to play at Wimbledon, but the ones who did play received devastating blows in their ATP rankings.
ATP rankings consider a player’s success in 19 tournaments that span 52 weeks. This means, players who have not played in many tournaments before competing in Wimbledon will most likely drop a couple of numbers in their ATP rankings after the tournament.
Novak Djokovic, who won his 7th Wimbledon title this year, will lose the 2,000 points that he gained from playing and drop from three to seven in the world rankings.
Ranking points are even more important for low-ranking players. Their standings determine which events they can enter and how much money they can win. Popular events such as Grand Slams or ATP Masters require players to be ranked in the top 100 for a direct entry.
Liam Broady, ranked 132nd, beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman as he got to the Wimbledon third round for the first time and felt disappointed for the loss of points he could have gotten.
“I’m losing 45 points from last year. I think I’ll probably drop back now to 150 [in the world]” Broady said.
Sources:
FAQ On ATP’s Decision Regarding 2022 Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis
Why Novak Djokovic’s ATP Ranking Fell Despite Wimbledon Win (insider.com)
Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios, Liam Broady and Tatjana Maria affected by rankings decision – BBC Sport
Stripping ranking points would level the playing field for the Russians and Belarusians that were not able to attend Wimbledon.
Many people questioned the decision in which the ATP Tour responded, “Removing rankings points at Wimbledon is a decision made purely on the basis of maintaining a level playing field for our players across the season.”
This might benefit the players that were not allowed to play at Wimbledon, but the ones who did play received devastating blows in their ATP rankings.
ATP rankings consider a player’s success in 19 tournaments that span 52 weeks. This means, players who have not played in many tournaments before competing in Wimbledon will most likely drop a couple of numbers in their ATP rankings after the tournament.
Novak Djokovic, who won his 7th Wimbledon title this year, will lose the 2,000 points that he gained from playing and drop from three to seven in the world rankings.
Ranking points are even more important for low-ranking players. Their standings determine which events they can enter and how much money they can win. Popular events such as Grand Slams or ATP Masters require players to be ranked in the top 100 for a direct entry.
Liam Broady, ranked 132nd, beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman as he got to the Wimbledon third round for the first time and felt disappointed for the loss of points he could have gotten.
“I’m losing 45 points from last year. I think I’ll probably drop back now to 150 [in the world]” Broady said.
Sources:
FAQ On ATP’s Decision Regarding 2022 Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis
Why Novak Djokovic’s ATP Ranking Fell Despite Wimbledon Win (insider.com)
Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios, Liam Broady and Tatjana Maria affected by rankings decision – BBC Sport
