Wimbledon 'relieved' to host top stars despite loss of ranking points
Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said Monday she was relieved the world's top stars had showed up at the Grand Slam even though no ranking points will be on offer.
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Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said Monday she was relieved the world's top stars had showed up at the Grand Slam even though no ranking points will be on offer.
Wimbledon is erasing "Miss" and "Mrs" in a modernisation of its honours boards for female winners as part of the latest equality drive at the All England Club.
Jamie Murray has claimed Wimbledon would be mad to cut prize money after the Grand Slam was stripped of ranking points - and he's agreed with his brother Andy that losing ranking points does not affect the prestige of the tournament. All England Club chief Sally Bolton is scheduled to arrive in Paris on Friday for crisis talks over the issue ripping the sport apart.
Victoria Azarenka has claimed the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian tennis players from Wimbledon “makes no sense.”
Victoria Azarenka has slammed Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing at the Grand Slam following the invasion of Ukraine and has called on the WTA to take action. Russian and Belarusian players have been banned by the All England Club (AELTC) from taking part at Wimbledon this summer. Ad/> Despite their decision being criticised by the ATP, WTA and some of the world's best players, the tournament organisers have remained defiant.
Ya es oficial: Novak Djokovic podrá defender su título conquistado en Wimbledon el año pasado. La organización del torneo londinense ha confirmado este martes que todos los tenistas que no estén vacunados contra el coronavirus podrán jugar en Wimbledon tras levantarse las restricciones por la pandemia en el Reino Unido.
Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his Wimbledon title this summer after All England Club officials confirmed players will not be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to compete.