Breakaway PTPA Should Have Been Part of Wimbledon Decision: Djokovic

Breakaway PTPA Should Have Been Part of Wimbledon Decision: Djokovic
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his second round match against Slovakia's Alex Molcan at the French Open in Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 25, 2022. Yves Herman/Reuters
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PARIS—World number one Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday that his breakaway players’ group should have been at the negotiating table when the decision was made to strip Wimbledon of ranking points.

The tennis governing bodies last week took away ranking points from Wimbledon after organizers of the grasscourt Grand Slam decided to exclude players from Russia and Belarus in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.