Wimbledon 2022 ended a week ago, with Novak Djokovic emerging as the winner of men’s singles and many emerging tennis players expecting to win ranking points from lasting until the third and fourth rounds. They were disappointed, however, to find that Wimbledon cannot give them much in terms of points. In fact, it can’t give them any.
In consequence of banning Russian and Belarusian players from the All England Club, Wimbledon has been stripped of ranking points. While some mildly affected professional players said, “the points would’ve been nice,” other professional players’ ranks dropped drastically.
Ranking points are earned by competing in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments. Bigger events equal more points, and the more points a player earns the higher rank they get – resulting in them getting direct entry events like Grand Slams and WTA 1,000 tournaments. Wimbledon is one of the bigger events. So, what happens to the players that made it far into the tournament after the point privileges get taken away?
One of the players the stripping struck the hardest is arguably Novak Djokovic. He will lose a whopping 2,000 points from last year’s Wimbledon and be overtaken by Stefanos Tsitsipas (now ranked fourth), Casper Ruud (now ranked fifth), and Rafael Nadal (who has replaced him, taking third). Even though he defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final round, his ranking would still drop from third to seventh.
Djokovic’s opponent, Nick Kyrgios, also suffered. He has dropped directly to forty-five in ranking. This causes a problem for the Australians—the top thirty-two on the rank list can be seeded — or be in the tournament without qualification rounds. Now Kyrgios must at least score decently in the America Hard-Court swing to not be held mercy on the draws.
Ons Jabeur, women’s single finalist and second place are equally upset with the loss of points. “The more you do good,” she said, “the more you regret that there are not any points.”
Now the media, along with other tennis fans, look toward the US Open. Without the points scored at Wimbledon, many players have to fight through qualification rounds, because who gets seeded and who doesn’t change drastically along without the ranking points offered at Wimbledon.
In consequence of banning Russian and Belarusian players from the All England Club, Wimbledon has been stripped of ranking points. While some mildly affected professional players said, “the points would’ve been nice,” other professional players’ ranks dropped drastically.
Ranking points are earned by competing in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments. Bigger events equal more points, and the more points a player earns the higher rank they get – resulting in them getting direct entry events like Grand Slams and WTA 1,000 tournaments. Wimbledon is one of the bigger events. So, what happens to the players that made it far into the tournament after the point privileges get taken away?
One of the players the stripping struck the hardest is arguably Novak Djokovic. He will lose a whopping 2,000 points from last year’s Wimbledon and be overtaken by Stefanos Tsitsipas (now ranked fourth), Casper Ruud (now ranked fifth), and Rafael Nadal (who has replaced him, taking third). Even though he defeated Nick Kyrgios in the final round, his ranking would still drop from third to seventh.
Djokovic’s opponent, Nick Kyrgios, also suffered. He has dropped directly to forty-five in ranking. This causes a problem for the Australians—the top thirty-two on the rank list can be seeded — or be in the tournament without qualification rounds. Now Kyrgios must at least score decently in the America Hard-Court swing to not be held mercy on the draws.
Ons Jabeur, women’s single finalist and second place are equally upset with the loss of points. “The more you do good,” she said, “the more you regret that there are not any points.”
Now the media, along with other tennis fans, look toward the US Open. Without the points scored at Wimbledon, many players have to fight through qualification rounds, because who gets seeded and who doesn’t change drastically along without the ranking points offered at Wimbledon.
