Wimbledon's decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian players from this year's competition has been debated.

Among others, the stars Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have questioned the decision.

The competition management's boycott - a consequence of Russia invading Ukraine - consequences.

The WTA and ATP tour announce on Friday that they have decided not to award any ranking points in this year's Wimbledon.

"Our rules exist to protect the rights of all players.

We must react to this type of unilateral decision in order not to set a harmful precedent for the rest of the tour.

Discrimination made by individual tournaments is simply not allowed ", ATP writes in a press release.

Wimbledon starts on June 27, 2022. Novak Djokovic is the reigning champion on the men's side and Ashleigh Barty on the men's side.