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 call after the championships banned Russian and Belarussians from entering their 2022 tournament.
“At an individual level, I’ve been negatively affected,” Djokovic said. “But I'm glad that players got together and showed the Grand Slam that when there is a mistake happening, and there was from Wimbledon’s side, we have to show that there will be consequences.”
