Big boss Wimbledon flew to France to negotiate, Medvedev attended the Grand Slam grass court?

(Sports News – Tennis News) Daniil Medvedev and many male and female tennis players from Russia and Belarus are hoping for a final solution to the crisis of the tennis world. Accordingly, there have been more positive moves from the upper echelons.

There is a big disagreement in the tennis world. It all started with the British Tennis Federation’s decision to ban all Russian and Belarusian players from attending Wimbledon. With this decision, 17 players in the top 100 in the world will have to miss the prestigious Grand Slam tournament on grass.

Medvedev still has a slim hope to attend Wimbledon 2022

Given that the British are violating core values, that is sport Non-political, the two most important organizations of the world tennis village, ATP and WTA, have made tough decisions to protect member players. Accordingly, the Men’s Tennis Association as well as the Women’s Association decided not to count points at the next Grand Slam tournament in London.

A source of the Daily Mail said that this week Wimbledon officials will fly to Paris (France), where the Roland Garros tournament is taking place, to find a solution to the current crisis. Accordingly, the British side wants to negotiate with ATP and WTA officials so that these two organizations can cancel the decision.

However, Daily Mail journalist Mike Dickson admits there is little possibility of ATP and WTA concessions. Until the Wimbledon organizers withdraw the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players, otherwise it will be difficult for the two sides to reach a consensus.

Wimbledon had to be canceled in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, without ATP and WTA points, this prestigious Grand Slam is nothing more than an “exhibition” tournament, where players compete in friendlies simply for money, not for the motivation of achievement.

Currently, Russian and Belarusian tennis players, especially the men’s No. 2 star Daniil Medvedev, are watching the meeting in Paris. He still hopes to make it to the Grand Slam next month, but there’s no guarantee that will happen.

In the short term, Wimbledon officials are trying to change the situation by getting ready to re-seed the old way for the Wimbledon 2023 event. Previously, Wimbledon seeded alone, based on the performance of the players. tennis players on the field in the last 2 years, not based on ATP and WTA rankings like the other 3 Grand Slams.

This rule will not change until 2021. But given the current situation, Wimbledon plans to use this seeding method again for 2023. This is a way to reduce the disadvantage for players attending Wimbledon this year, when they do not get points despite reaching. What’s going on in London next month.