Wimbledon organisers have responded following the huge blow of the Grand Slam's ranking points being stripped by the ATP, WTA and ITF.
Wimbledon had decided to ban Russian and Belarusian stars from the summer's tournament in the wake of the war with Ukraine, but the move proved highly divisive and the All England Club faced imminent threats soon after.
One of those threats was Wimbledon being stripped of its ranking points, which indeed materialised on Friday evening with the ATP and WTA Tours, as well as the ITF, taking the unprecedented move. The decision has effectively reduced the Grand Slam to an exhibition event, in what is a major blow to the organisers.
