Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal told to ‘come clean' over role in opposing Wimbledon ban

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been told to "come clean" as the ATP move to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points in response to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players. The two former world No 1s sit on the ATP Player Council, which has been in favour of heavily sanctioning the All England Club.

The ATP are set to announce their sanctions on Wimbledon imminently after a series of meetings in Madrid and Rome, with the men's tour's representatives feeling strongly about the blanket ban on players from Russia and Belarus.

As the All England Club awaits a decision from the ATP, an MP has now hit out at Federer and Nadal, telling them to share their involvement in the sanctions on Wimbledon as members of the Player Council. "Federer and Nadal should come clean," Chris Bryant MP, the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia, told The Telegraph.

"Do they want Vladimir Putin to fail or don't they care?" he added. A new ATP meeting is taking place on Wednesday during the Rome Masters, with the potential for a vote on the sanctions to take place, after which any decision would be announced, and the men's tour is expected to heavily base their decision on the opinions of the 10-man Player Council, as the representatives of the players who are affected by the ban.

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