MOSCOW, May 11 Athletes who are members of the Council of Players of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) demand to deprive the Wimbledon tournament of rating points after the introduction of a ban on the participation of Russians and Belarusians, reports Telegraph. In April, the organizers of the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, due to the situation in Ukraine, refused to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete. Also, players from Russia and Belarus were banned from playing at grass tournaments in the UK under the auspices of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). ATP has criticized the decision of the organizers of Wimbledon and LTA. ATP criticism was supported by leading tennis players, including world number one Novak Djokovic and ex-world number one Briton Andy Murray. athletes before participating in Wimbledon is not discrimination. According to the Telegraph, the ATP Players Council will decide within the next 48 hours not to award ranking points for participation in both Wimbledon and other tournaments in the UK. It is noted that the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is close to taking the same step. Wimbledon will be held from June 27 to July 10.
