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The decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the tournament will affect the ranking of male players.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club banned players from the countries after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Queen's will retain their ranking points, even though they are outside Wimbledon.

It is with great regret and reluctance that we see no option.

The Women's Tennis Association has not said if it will follow the decision taken by the men's governing body.

If Wimbledon'slateral decisions of this nature are not addressed, they will set a damaging precedent for the rest of the tour.

Discrimination by individual tournaments is not viable on a tour that operates in more than 30 countries.

We remain hopeful of further discussions with Wimbledon leading to an acceptable outcome for all concerned.

Dan Evans, the British men's number two, told the BBC that he did not agree with stripping ranking points.

He said in a pre-tournament interview that there should be points for Wimbledon for sticking it to tennis and not politics.

The men's events in the build-up to Wimbledon include Queen's and Eastbourne.

Ranking points are used to determine where a player isseeded and whether or not they can gain direct entry into a tournament.

Wimbledon bosses consulted with the UK government before announcing the decision to ban players, stating it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players at this summer's Grand Slam.

The stance of the Lawn Tennis Association in barring players from domestic tournaments has been criticized by a number of players.

There were a lot of mistakes behind the decision, according to Russian world number two.

The US Open champion said that he would accept the decision and that he had not considered taking legal action to reverse it.

Players from both countries can compete on the tennis tour, but not under their national flags.

It will be disappointing for me as a Brit if we are not playing for ranking points at Wimbledon.

The majority of the players think that the other players shouldn't be allowed to play at Wimbledon. They are trying to protect the Russian players by allowing them to play.

There are a lot of other people losing out because of a small group of players who are not at the tournament.

Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup team titles after the country invaded Ukraine.

The combined event that was scheduled to take place in Moscow in October has been suspended.

The International Tennis Federation has canceled its events in the country.