Wimbledon is preparing a lawsuit for ATP and rankings

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The organizer of Wimbledon, the third annual Grand Slam tournament, plans to sue the ATP and WTA for their decision not to award points.

The Times writes that the organizer has already talked to lawyers and plans to file a lawsuit against ATP and WTA and received support from the organizers of the other Grand Slam tournaments, the Australian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open.

The organizer of the recommendation of the government of the United Kingdom banned the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players in the most prestigious tennis tournament, which provoked a reaction from the ATP and WTA to decide to take away their points, ie not to score at Wimbledon and tennis. to play only for cash prizes.

Following the decision of the ATP and WTA to deduct the points, a number of tennis players announced that they will boycott Wimbledon and have already canceled the reservations for renting houses or apartments.
Britain's top tennis player, Andy Murray, has said that Wimbledon will never be an "exhibition tournament" even if his points are deducted.

- Many football fans do not care which national team will win how many points at the World Cup, but who will be the champion. So it is with Wimbledon. I am ready to bet that the fans on the Central Field do not care who will win how many points. But I guarantee you will remember the name of the winner. "Wimbledon will never be an 'exhibition tournament,'" Murray said.

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