Novak Djokovic made his debut Monday on the right foot at Roland Garros. The Serbian defeated Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in a match so comfortably we can say the most interesting happened after that in the press room.
number 1 in the world was asked about a possible boycott of Wimbledon following the ATP’s decision to cut points at the London Grand Slam as punishment for not allowing Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate.
“I plan to go to Wimbledon“Nole replied, however, he was very critical of the prestigious tournament.
“It’s a bad decision, I don’t support it. Wimbledon or the LTA made this decision, but a few days ago I found out that there was a document with recommendations from the British government for the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC, organizer of Wimbledon) where there were some options. . They did not speak to anyone from the ATP or to Russian or Belarusian players to try to find a common ground.Djokovic cried.
“The WTA and the ATP have proposed that Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian players play exhibitions together on the edge of the tournament, and the proceeds will go to the victims of Ukraine. But at Wimbledon it was never discussed , “added Serbian, WHO He bitterly complained about the value of this measure for him, as he could lose the 2,000 he had earned last year. after his victory in London, which will include 2,000 who could not defend at the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated.
“Everything is pretty unfair, I personally lost 4000 points this year for political decisions. So 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 was a very strange and strange situation, I must say. Of course, a Grand Slam is still a Grand Slam. Wimbledon for me has always been the tournament of my dreams when I was young ”complained Djokovic, who suggested alternative measures to reduce its impact on the ATP ranking.
“I feel like ATP has also found the middle ground. They can remove points this year, but they can freeze last year, like they did during the pandemic.“explained the Serb.
And that is, if you eventually choose to completely remove the Wimbledon mark, Djokovic will lose in the number 1 rankingwhich except for a big surprise at Roland Garros, will be passed into the hands of Daniil Medvedev.
The Russian now has 7,980 pointsbut only defended until mid -July 360 points at Roland Garros, 90 at Queen’s, 250 at Mallorca and 180 at Wimbledon.
In other words, in the worst case scenario, he will come out on the grass tour with 7,100 points, a figure that Alexander Zverev will only surpass if he puts up a good performance at Roland Garros and can score enough points in the Halle tournament.
If Djokovic is the great victim, the big beneficiary is Carlos Alcaraz. Murcian only defended 45 points from his second round last year, so he barely noticed the effects of the ATP measure.
Current ATP Rankings
1. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 8,660
2. Daniil Medvedev (Rus’) / 7,980
3. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 7,075
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) / 5,965
the5. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 5,525
6. Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) / 4,648
ATP World Rankings
After deducting the points until the end of Wimbledon
1. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 7,100
2. Alexander Zverev (Ale) / 6,130
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) / 4,720
4. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) / 4,485
5. Novak Djokovic (Srb) / 4,410
6. Rafael Nadal (Spa) / 4,165
Source: La Verdad
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