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Ex-Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has made the decision to pull out of this year's event due to the WTA's decision to scrap ranking points. The joint punishment from the WTA and ATP came in response to Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belaruisan players from competing following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

The scrapping of ranking points has no doubt split opinion within the playing quota, however Bouchard has made the decision not to attend. The Canadian star reached the Wimbledon final in 2014, where she missed out on the title after defeat to Petra Kvitova.

Eight years on from her SW19 near miss Bouchard will not be there this time around, and confirmed the news via a post on social media. She tweeted: "Hi guys, quick update my end. I have decided to withdraw from Wimbledon due to the WTA's decision to not award ranking points at