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Andy Murray defends Wimbledon in ranking points row: ‘It will never feel like an exhibition’

Andy Murray has launched a staunch defence of Wimbledon in its row with the ATP and WTA over ranking points, insisting fans won’t “know or care” how many are on offer in matches and that the Championships “will never feel like an exhibition”.

Evening Standard

Wimbledon chiefs travel to French Open in bid to find compromise in ranking points row

Representatives from Wimbledon will venture to the French Open later this week in an effort to find an agreement to resolve the Grand Slam competition's ranking points dilemma

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian player questions Victoria Azarenka’s role on WTA players’ council

Marta Kostyuk said Ukrainian players had been made to feel like they ‘don’t exist’ by the WTA

The Independent UK

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Andy Murray insists Wimbledon is not an ‘exhibition’ over ranking points row

The WTA and ATP will not offer any points for the All England Club tournament.

The Independent UK

Martina Navratilova bemused star players could miss Wimbledon over ranking points

Former world number one Naomi Osaka hinted on Monday she could skip the All England Club event

The Independent UK

Osaka's mental health discussion resonates at French Open

Naomi Osaka’s 2022 French Open is over following a first-round loss

The Independent UK

Martina Navratilova bemused players could miss Wimbledon over ranking points

Former world number one Naomi Osaka hinted on Monday she could skip the All England Club event

The Independent UK

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Welsh Government push on with tax hike for holiday homes not let out at least half the year

Finance minister Rebecca Evans confirmed the move despite hostility from many in the sector and warning it will cost 'jobs and livelihoods'

Birmingham Post

Wimbledon decision to ban Russians and Belarussians is wrong: Djokovic

PARIS: The ATP and WTA’s move to strip Wimbledon off ranking points could cost Novak Djokovic his world No.1 ranking, which the Serb has now held for a record 371 weeks. As significant a setback as that is, it couldn’t get the 35-year-old to go against the Tours, who made…

The Times of India

Benoit Paire slams ATP for ‘defending Russia’ over Wimbledon ranking points

The ATP and WTA have taken the action after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the tournament over the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Benoit Paire criticises ATP for ‘defending Russia’ over Wimbledon ranking points

The ATP and WTA have taken the action after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from the tournament over the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Tim Henman explains Wimbledon gamble after Naomi Osaka bombshell

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has suggested she's "not 100 per cent sure" she'll play Wimbledon after the tournament was stripped of its ranking points, but Tim Henman believes a lot more is at stake

Daily Mirror

Karolina Pliskova calls WTA’s Wimbledon ranking points decision ‘unfair’

Following Ashleigh Barty’s decision to retire earlier this year, Pliskova is the player with the most points to lose

The Independent UK

Novak Djokovic backs stripping of Wimbledon ranking points but still plans to defend title

Novak Djokovic has backed the ATP’s decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points and described the banning of Russian and Belarusian players as a “lose-lose situation”.

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Roger Federer and Serena Williams set to lose their world rankings after Wimbledon snubs

The Wimbledon ranking points saga could have high implications for two of tennis' biggest names in Roger Federer and Serena Williams, with both reportedly set to lose their rankings

The Independent UK

Novak Djokovic criticises ‘lose-lose’ Wimbledon decision and backs ATP’s response

Djokovic said Wimbledon have made a ‘mistake’ in banning players from Russia and Belarus but maintained he plans to defend his title at the All England Club

The Independent UK

Ukrainian tennis player laments lack of support in her sport

Lesia Tsurenko is a professional tennis player from Ukraine who is trying to carry on with her career while her country is being invaded by Russia

The Hindu

Grand slam: On ATP and WTA stripping of Wimbledon ranking points

ATP and WTA did the right thing by stripping Wimbledon of ranking points

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The Times of India

Naomi Osaka likely to give 'pointless' Wimbledon a miss

PARIS: Naomi Osaka is leaning towards not playing Wimbledon, deeming the exercise 'pointless' to her scheme of things.

The Independent UK

Naomi Osaka cast doubts on Wimbledon participation after ranking points decision

The four-time grand slam champion said she was ‘leaning more towards not playing’

The Guardian - UK

Norrie expects top players to skip Wimbledon after ATP decision

The British No1 reacts after ATP remove ranking points from event and says the championship is now ‘almost like an exhibition’

The Independent UK

Sloane Stephens backs decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points

Both the WTA and the ATP have announced that no points would be on offer at this year’s tournament

Al Jazeera

Wimbledon: How Russia’s war on Ukraine will affect world tennis

Women’s Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals will not award ranking points to Wimbledon players.

The Guardian - UK

Iga Swiatek a Pole apart with the strengths to take Paris by storm

The new world No 1 is taking nothing for granted but after taking a hard path to the top can recapture the French Open

The Hindu

Wimbledon’s Russia ban prompts tours to cut ranking points

The women's and men’s professional tennis tours say they will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All-England Club’s ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine

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