Novak Djokovic receives backing as Serbian ‘happy’ Wimbledon has been dealt with by ATP
Novak Djokovic has received a large backing by tennis fans after revealing he was ‘happy’ to see Wimbledon stripped of its ranking points for banning Russian and Belarusian players for this year’s Championships. Stars such as world no 2 Daniil Medvedev will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this summer after tournament organisers took a hard-line stance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Novak Djokovic receives backing as Serbian ‘happy’ Wimbledon has been dealt with by ATP
In a poll of Express Sport readers, 30 percent of voters have backed Djokovic in insisting that the ATP should strip ranking points from the tournament. However, 61.6 percent of the 10,788 voters believe ranking points should remain, in a big blow to the ATP. Those who were unsure about the decision made up 4.4 percent of the respondents.
Djokovic said last week: “I’m affected because I’m not able to defend 4,000 points [in Australia and Wimbledon].
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“But I’m happy to see that the ATP and the players decided to show Wimbledon that when you make a wrong decision, there are consequences. Wimbledon is still Wimbledon, it was my dream as a kid, I never looked at it for points of prize money, but I understand the group of players affected. It’s a lose-lose situation.”
Rafael Nadal added: “I don’t have a clear opinion. There is always a board or a person making decisions and all players have to follow. Every player have a different opinion about all matters and in this world we need somebody to make decisions. Doesn’t matter if I agree.”
