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Wimbledon may have been stripped of its ranking points by the ATP and WTA Tours over excluding players from Russia and Belarus but that should not stop players competing at the tournament, former British number one Tim Henman has said.
Mats Wilander and Tim Henman are backing Naomi Osaka to return to the top despite her first-round defeat to Amanda Anisimova at the French Open. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was beaten 7-5 6-4 by former French Open semi-finalist Anisimova. Ad/> Osaka withdrew from the tournament last year to protect her mental health and has since had several breaks from the sport.
Naomi Osaka has suggested she may skip Wimbledon this summer due to the absence of ranking points on offer at the grand slam.
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Rafael Nadal kicked off his quest for a 14th French Open title with a straight-sets win over Jordan Thompson, but former world number one Naomi Osaka and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova tumbled out in the first round Monday. Nadal, on a quarter-final collision course with Novak Djokovic, brushed Australia's Thompson aside 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to improve his Roland Garros record to 106 wins and just three losses since his 2005 title-winning debut. "I'm very happy with the victory today. I'm happy to get through in three sets," said Nadal, seeded fifth.
Tim Henman does not expect players to skip Wimbledon despite reservations raised by Naomi Osaka over the lack of ranking points on offer. The ATP and WTA stripped the Grand Slam of any points following the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka says she is «leaning» towards not playing as it will feel like an «exhibition» event.
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Monday she may skip Wimbledon over the decision to strip the Grand Slam tournament of ranking points.
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