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Andy Murray has insisted in no uncertain terms that the prestigious reputation of Wimbledon will not be damaged by the absence of ranking points at this year's tournament, which is set to get underway next month. The ATP and WTA recently announced that no points will be awarded at the All England Club due to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from competing at SW19 amid the ongoing military situation in Ukraine.

The current state of affairs will effectively see Wimbledon turn into an exhibition event, with a number of top players having already voiced their concerns over the lack of incentive to participate in this year's edition of the tournament. Murray is not convinced that paying fans will be overly worried about the situation, though, with the Scot having clarified his views on the topic in a passionate Twitter rant on Tuesday.

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