MOSCOW, May 20. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) after the refusal of the organizers Wimbledon to allow Russian and Belarusian players will not award rating points to participants for their performance in the tournament, according to the organization's website. In April, the organizers of the third Grand Slam tournament of the season, due to the situation in Ukraine, refused to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete. In addition, they 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. Leading tennis players, including world number one Serb Novak Djokovic and ex-world number one Brit Andy Murray, spoke in a similar way.
