Every player banned from Wimbledon 2022 as tournament may be stripped of points

The row over Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players continues to rumble on with a number of stars speaking out on the issue. Last month, the All England Tennis Club confirmed the measure amid the harrowing situation in Ukraine, with thousands of civilians dead and more than 11 million having fled the country since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

Despite being warned of possible legal action by the ATP, organisers at SW19 have thus far stood firm despite mounting criticism. Russian player Andrey Rublev has slammed the "illogical" call, saying that instead prize money won by players from both expelled nations could have been donated to help Ukraine instead.

Novak Djokovic was another to speak out, arguing the war was not the fault of tennis players. The likes of Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have also added their stances, with the Spaniard saying of his colleagues: "I feel sorry for them and I wish it wasn't like this."

Those comments didn't sit well with former world No 31 Sergiy Stakhovsky, of Ukraine, who responded by saying: "Please tell me how it is fair that Ukrainian players cannot return home? How it is fair that Ukrainian kids cannot ply tennis? How is it fair that Ukrainians are dying?" Regardless of opinions though, as it stands any Russian or Belarusian players in the top 132 of the ATP or WTA rankings will not be at the iconic grass-court event.

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The most high-profile name missing from the men's draw will be world No 2 and current US Open champion Daniil Medvedev - who reached the last 16 of Wimbledon last year. Also absent will be world No 8 Rublev, No 26 Karen Khachanov, No 34 Aslan