Revolt brewing among men’s tennis players over Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russians this summer

EXCLUSIVE: Revolt brewing among men’s tennis players over Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russians and Belarussians… with momentum growing to strip SW19 and other UK grass court events of official ranking points

• ATP tour player representatives in favour of hard line over banning of players
• Meetings of the ATP hierarchy have been taking place in Madrid and in Rome
• Wimbledon stands independent from rest of tour, but ATP own ranking system  
• The grass court build-up events, such as Queen’s, are an integral part of the tour

By Mike Dickson for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:30 EDT, 10 May 2022 | Updated: 18:45 EDT, 10 May 2022