ATP to strip Wimbledon of ranking points as Russian player ban dispute deepens
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The world’s leading male players have called for rankings points to be withdr
awn from Wimbledon this summer in a major escalation of the row over the All E
ngland Club’s ban of Russian and Belarusian players, Telegraph Sport understa
nds.
據英國電訊報報導，ATP計劃取消溫網大滿貫賽事的排名積分，這是對溫網方面禁止俄羅
斯和白俄羅斯球員參賽的有力回應，也是對溫網的制裁。
It would escalate an already controversial issue, pitting the men’s tour dire
ctly against the biggest tournament in the world, and leaving Wimbledon as nom
ore than an exhibition tournament from the ATP’s perspective – albeit an exh
ibition tournament with a massive 35 million prize money fund.
以ATP的角度來看，這將讓溫布頓變成一場擁有3500萬英鎊高額獎金的表演賽。
The decision is not final yet, as it has to be ratified by the board of the AT
P Tour over the next 24 to 48 hours. However, most insiders feel that ATP chie
f executive Andrea Gaudenzi has little choice but to take the players’ advice
on this issue.
但是否取消溫網排名積分，ATP還沒有做出最終決定，因為需要在未來24到48小時內獲得A
TP董事會的批準，然而大多數內部人士認為，身為ATP首席執行官的Gaudenzi不得不重視
球員的態度，在取消溫網排名積分的問題上沒有第二個選擇。
The ATP board consists of three player representatives and three tournament re
presentatives, while Gaudenzi has the casting vote in the case of a 3-3 tie. I
n this situation, though, it is the players who have been directly affected by
Wimbledon’s decision, and thus will expect to have the final say.
ATP董事會由三名球員代表和三名ATP代表組成，在3比3平局的情況下，ATP首席執行官具
有決定性一票。在這種情況下球員代表有話語權，也擁有最終決定權。
The ATP player council includes three of the so-called “Big Four” men. World
No1 Novak Djokovic resigned from the committee 18 months ago because he wante
d to start an independent player union, but Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and An
dy Murray are all included, along with nine others.
儘管Djokovic日前從ATP球員委員會辭職，但是Federer、Nadal和Murray還是ATP球員委員
會的一員。
Murray’s position is especially interesting. The AELTC had originally expecte
d him to side with its decision. But when he was asked for his view in Madrid1
0 days ago, he declined to back them, preferring to stay neutral. “I feel fo
r everyone,” he told reporters then. “I feel for the players that can’t pla
y, and I don’t support one side or the other.”
Murray的立場尤其有趣，全英草地網球俱樂部原本希望他支持其決定，但當他10天前在馬
德里被問及他的觀點時，他拒絕支持他們，寧願保持中立。他當時告訴記者：我同情那些
不能上場的球員，我不支持一方或另一方。
Because Wimbledon is an independent event, run by a private members’ club, th
e only recourse the tours have with regard to the AELTC is to withdraw their r
ankings points – the one currency they possess.
因為溫網是一項獨立賽事，所以ATP想要制裁溫網，唯一有效的方式就是取消這項賽事的
積分。
However, the LTA is more exposed because its has contracted to run ATP and WTA
events as franchises. As well as rankings-point withdrawal, it could also fac
e swingeing fines.
然而，全英草地網球俱樂部處境更艱難，因為他們與ATP和WTA簽下特許經營合約，因此還
有被巨額罰款的風險。