Due to the All England Club’s complete ban of Russian and Belarusian players, Wimbledon no longer will be using ranking points. The number of ranking points earned depends on how well a player performed in WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) and ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) tournaments, with bigger events like the Grand Slams, ATP Masters 1,000, and WTA 1,000 tournaments worth more points.
One can see why the All England Club’s decision could cause problems. For example, Novak Djokovic will be deprived of the 2,000 points he should’ve earned from winning Wimbledon last year, letting Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, and Rafael Nadal pass him in ranking.
In another instance, Liam Broady had the best performance of his career. Ranked 132nd, he beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in the third round. “I’m losing 45 points from last year. I think I’ll probably drop back now to 150 [in the world],” Broady said with disappointment.
“What’s really tough is the players just outside the top 100 and guys like Liam Broady who made the third round, and Alastair Gray, who would now be in Slam qualies [qualification],” said Cameron Norrie, who was beaten by Djokovic in the semifinals.
Another case is Tatjana Maria, a 34 year old German who lost to Jabeur in the semifinals. She came into Wimbledon at number 103 and would’ve risen to around 37th, which was close to a US Open seeding and enough to gain easy access to WTA tournaments.
“…But I look at also Tatjana [Maria], because she struggled with her ranking to come back. Now she makes a good run, and she doesn’t have points,” said Ons Jabeur, world number 2, while talking about Maria.
Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios could even be unseeded from the US Open. World number 40 usually gains at least 1,200 points for reaching a Grand Slam final. Even though he lost, his ranking should’ve risen to around 15th, guaranteeing him a top 32 seed in the US Open.
“The passion and everything that has been shown with no points is the indicator that that was a mistake. In a situation like Nick Kyrgios, if he’d got those points, he would have been seeded going into the US Open, it would have been better for him, it would have been better for the ATP Tour, and it would have been better for all the tournaments,” declared Todd Woodbridge of Australia, winner of 16 Grand Slams in men’s doubles.
Clearly, the deprivation of points has affected everyone. Those who played terrifically were stripped of their well-earned points, many of them losing entry to important tournaments. Oddly enough, those who didn’t play so well are the real winners.
One can see why the All England Club’s decision could cause problems. For example, Novak Djokovic will be deprived of the 2,000 points he should’ve earned from winning Wimbledon last year, letting Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, and Rafael Nadal pass him in ranking.
In another instance, Liam Broady had the best performance of his career. Ranked 132nd, he beat 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in the third round. “I’m losing 45 points from last year. I think I’ll probably drop back now to 150 [in the world],” Broady said with disappointment.
“What’s really tough is the players just outside the top 100 and guys like Liam Broady who made the third round, and Alastair Gray, who would now be in Slam qualies [qualification],” said Cameron Norrie, who was beaten by Djokovic in the semifinals.
Another case is Tatjana Maria, a 34 year old German who lost to Jabeur in the semifinals. She came into Wimbledon at number 103 and would’ve risen to around 37th, which was close to a US Open seeding and enough to gain easy access to WTA tournaments.
“…But I look at also Tatjana [Maria], because she struggled with her ranking to come back. Now she makes a good run, and she doesn’t have points,” said Ons Jabeur, world number 2, while talking about Maria.
Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios could even be unseeded from the US Open. World number 40 usually gains at least 1,200 points for reaching a Grand Slam final. Even though he lost, his ranking should’ve risen to around 15th, guaranteeing him a top 32 seed in the US Open.
“The passion and everything that has been shown with no points is the indicator that that was a mistake. In a situation like Nick Kyrgios, if he’d got those points, he would have been seeded going into the US Open, it would have been better for him, it would have been better for the ATP Tour, and it would have been better for all the tournaments,” declared Todd Woodbridge of Australia, winner of 16 Grand Slams in men’s doubles.
Clearly, the deprivation of points has affected everyone. Those who played terrifically were stripped of their well-earned points, many of them losing entry to important tournaments. Oddly enough, those who didn’t play so well are the real winners.
