Brit tennis pro slams ATP and WTA Player Councils for 'voting for no points' at Wimbledon

he ATP and WTA Player Councils have been slammed for allegedly voting through a decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points in response to the tournament's ban on Russian and Belarusian players. British doubles world No 89 Tara Moore claimed the WTA Player Council had failed to consult any of their fellow players on the women's tour before making the decision.

There has been speculation for weeks that the ATP and WTA Tours would remove all ranking points on offer at Wimbledon as a sanction on the tournament for imposing a ban on all Russians and Belarusians from competing at The Championships this summer. Both tours held meetings in Madrid and Rome, with the ATP said to be close to revealing its decision.

But according to a British pro, both tours have already voted in favour of removing all ranking points from the grass-court Grand Slam without consulting players outside of the council, causing outrage. "Can someone explain to me how the WTA player council (who is supposed to represent the players) has voted for NO POINTS to be given at WIMBLEDON and no player outside the council was even consulted?!?!" she wrote in an Instagram story.

The 29-year-old also shared a screenshot of her story on Twitter, adding: "Also the ATP players council has voted this through too." Former ATP world No 64 Dustin Brown shared her post and was also unhappy with the outcome, writing: "Why Can It Be Done Now, But When Covid Started & This Discussion Was Had About US Open & No Points (If I Recall Correctly), It Was Said It Cant Be Done Cause Of TV Deals etc."

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Both the ATP and WTA were expected to sanction Wimbledon and the LTA after all Russian and Belarusian