Wimbledon loses ranking status

[matticus]

... due to banning russian and Belarus players.
Could be the start of quite a bunfight .

 

[sheddy]

Was Uncle Bulgaria in any way to blame ?

 

[Cycleops]

Maybe not as big a bunfight as that in Ukraine.
Some people just don't have any respect for Russia or their soldiers:

 

[Chromatic]

The WTA and ATP being useful idiots.

 

[Time Waster]

I can see the reasoning behind it but it's not right IMHO.

Wimbledon will still be one of the 4 biggest tennis competitions for players irrespective of ranking points. So does it matter?

 

[Arrowfoot]

One of the rare occasions, an event/location carries higher status and profile than the ranking system. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the World, 145 years old.

It like saying that climbing Mt Everest will ignored in the Mountaineering World because the Nepalese had a fit.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Wonder what the legal situation is? Has Parliament/Government included these folks in "sanctions" in which case the LTA are fire proof presumably? Or is there an opening for Discrimination action? Just some random thunking and open questions. Not intended as an opening for NACA enthusiasts........

 

[Cycleops]

Wonder what the legal situation is? Has Parliament/Government included these folks in "sanctions" in which case the LTA are fire proof presumably? Or is there an opening for Discrimination action? Just some random thunking and open questions. Not intended as an opening for NACA enthusiasts........

Yeah, gotta be careful otherwise the Russians might start nuking us.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I can understand why Russian international teams are banned from sports events, but I don't think it is fair to ban individuals from competing. They are playing for themselves and not as representatives of their nation.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Russian players are in a very difficult position. No matter what they think about the war with Ukraine, if they want a future in their home country they have to be very careful in their public criticism of Putin's actions.

 

[matticus]

Wimbledon will still be one of the 4 biggest tennis competitions for players irrespective of ranking points. So does it matter?

I think the issue is that lower ranked players depend hugely on rankings points for future earnings.
The top players will still want to make a Grand Slam final etc, as that will still look the same on their CV.
I think!