Saville says can't go back to Russia after opposing Ukraine invasion
Australian tennis player Daria Saville says she can no longer return to Russia, the country of her birth, after protesting the military intervention in Ukraine.
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Martina Navratilova bemused players could miss Wimbledon over ranking points
Nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has expressed her bemusement at talk star players may snub the Championships this summer due to the lack of ranking points.
Emma Raducanu makes decision on playing Wimbledon as players vow to boycott Grand Slam
© GETTY Emma Raducanu makes decision on playing Wimbledon as players vow to boycott Grand Slam
Exclusive-It's like we do not exist, says Ukrainian Kostyuk
PARIS : Kiev-born Marta Kostyuk criticised the WTA players' council on Tuesday for failing to consult Ukrainian players on the decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points, and branded Belarusian Victoria Azarenka's place among the council members "ridiculous".
‘I want to know if ATP wants to defend players or Russia’ – Benoit Paire fumes over Wimbledon ranking points
Benoit Paire has hit out at the decision to strip ranking points from Wimbledon, saying it will be like “going to an exhibition tournament just to cash a cheque”. Wimbledon ruled that Russian and Belarusian players will be banned from competing this summer following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> The move goes against the current regulations on the ATP and WTA tours, and the governing bodies responded by stripping all ranking points from the Grand Slam.
Paire critical of ATP for 'defending Russia' over Wimbledon ranking points
Outspoken Frenchman Benoit Paire has demanded to know whether the ATP is 'defending Russia' after its decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points.
Medvedev puzzled by chance to claim No 1 ranking despite Wimbledon ban
PARIS: Russian Daniil Medvedev still yearns to play at Wimbledon next month and finds the situation "very strange" that he could climb to the top of the men's rankings even if excluded from the grasscourt Grand Slam, the world number two said on Tuesday (May 24).
Medvedev puzzled by chance to claim No.1 ranking despite Wimbledon ban
Daniil Medvedev still yearns to play at Wimbledon next month and finds the situation "very strange" that he could climb to the top of the men's rankings even if excluded from the grasscourt Grand Slam, the world number two said on Tuesday. The ATP and WTA last week took away ranking points from Wimbledon following the organisers' decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which Russia calls a 'special operation'. Medvedev briefly took over as world number one from Novak Djokovic earlier in 2022 and will be the highest-ranked player to miss out on the major.