Retired Ukrainian tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has blasted his former sport’s men’s and women’s tennis tours, the ATP and WTA, for deciding to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points.
The ATP and WTA made separate announcements revealing their moves on Friday night, which come as a response to the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) banning Russian players in connection with Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
The two bodies feel that the ban is discriminatory and against their core principles. But in a Twitter tirade reacting to the development, former world number 13 Dolgopolov lashed out at them for a “very poor decision” and for backing Russian “propaganda”.