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Wimbledon stripped of ranking points over Russia, Belarus ban

Last updated : Jun 26, 2022 17:06
SportzPower Team
May 21, 2022 17:05

LONDON: In a welcome move that upholds the long espoused principle that politics should be kept out of international sport, the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation (ITF) late Friday confirmed that this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam has been stripped of ranking points.

Reason: The decision by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), UK's governing body for tennis, following on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to ban Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the sport's only grass court Grand Slam.

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