Wimbledon did not include Russian tennis players for the War but Djokovic would lose 1 at the hands of Medvedev

Novak Djokovic, number one in the world, confirmed on Monday that he had “intentions to go to Wimbledon”, despite the fact that the prestigious London tournament will not distribute points as penalties from the ATP for the measure of organizer not included. Russian and Belarusian tennis players in dispute in Ukraine. The proposal aims to prevent President Vladimir Putin from using his athletes as pro-Russian propaganda.

“Yes, I intend to go to Wimbledon,” the Serbian replied directly after beating Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, 99th, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in the first round match at Roland Garros.

The Serbian, current British Grand Slam champion, will be one of the biggest losers in the decision of the Association of Professional Tennis Players to withdraw tournament points, unless the organizers withdraw without including Russian and Belarusian players. This is his loss of the 2,000 points he earned last year and, as a result, he will give up number one in the world.

“On a personal level it has affected me negatively. I feel like ATP has found middle ground. They could remove points this year, but froze last year, as they did during the pandemic. It’s all pretty unfair. In person I will lose 4000 points this year for political decisions“, he reflected.

The other 2,000 were those he surrendered when he was expelled from the Australian Open, where he is also defending the title, due to his refusal to be vaccinated.

“For me or for the tennis players who were great last year, not only will we have a chance to win points, but we won’t be able to defend them. It’s a very strange and strange situation, I must say. Of course. , it’s still a Grand Slam Grand Slam. Wimbledon for me has always been my dream tournament when I was a kid. ”

In the Wimbledon position, Nole considered it a “mistake” to exclude his Russian and Belarusian colleagues..

“It’s a situation where no one wins,” he insisted, regretting that neither Wimbledon nor the English Federation (LTA) had sought an agreement with Russian and Belarusian players.

“Wimbledon or the LTA made that decision, but I found out a few days ago that there was a document with recommendations from the British government for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC, organizer of Wimbledon) where there are several options. on the table, “he said. Djokovic.

“They haven’t discussed this with anyone from the ATP or any individual players or really Russian or Belarusian players who just talk and understand if there is a common basis on which there can be a compromise on both sides and the something. So I think it’s the wrong decision. I don’t support that at all. But during these times it’s a very sensitive issue, and whatever you decide, unfortunately it’s going to create a lot of conflict, a lot of separation instead of unification, “he stressed. .

The incredible thing in all of this is the carom that Wimbledon’s move will bring by removing Russian tennis players to the English Grand Slam. That is, in the end, it will lead to injury to Djokovic, who is no longer at the top of the rankings, and none other than a Russian who will benefit: Daniil Medvedev, who will regain the number 1.