 'I believe Djokovic should be at the Finals, a hundred per cent,' Fritz told Telegraph Sport. 'Also, it's fine not to count the [Wimbledon] points towards the rankings. But I just feel like if he's going to be getting in off winning Wimbledon, we should probably be counting Wimbledon points towards the Race. That would probably be a fair solution.' Meanwhile, Kyrgios's agent Stuart Duguid pointed out that there will be significant financial repercussions for players who might – in a normal year – have been able to contend more strongly for a place at the ATP Finals. 'First and foremost, Novak deserves to be in Turin,' said Duguid. 'But it feels arbitrary that he is the only player to benefit from his performances at Wimbledon. Surely, by the same token, Nick's Wimbledon final should count as well, which would put him right in the mix. 'If someone had the motivation, this anomaly could be susceptible to a governance challenge,' added Duguid. 'Players' endorsement contracts are affected by their year-end ranking and whether or not they qualify for the ATP Finals. Many – such as Nick – will be out of pocket, whereas Novak has been made whole.' None of these awkward scenarios had been conceived of in May, when the two tours took t){kind=link}
British No1 says the loss of ranking points for Wimbledon while still allowing the champion a golden ticket for Turin is unjust
British No1 Cameron Norrie has questioned if Novak Djokovic is receiving favourable treatment from ATP Finals organisers after being granted a place due to his Wimbledon victory while all other players saw their rankings points stripped.
In what is unfolding as a case of double-standards from the ATP – and it all stems from the controversy surrounding Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players – Djokovic stands to benefit from his triumph last summer by securing a place at November’s Finals in Turin.
Because of the ban – and the subsequent outrage among the professional tours – Norrie received no rankings points for reaching the semi-finals in SW19. Djokovic also had to make do without his own 2,000 rankings points for lifting the title by beating Nick Kyrgios in the final. But he has now earned a secondary benefit, via the small print which gives anyone who wins a grand slam – even Wimbledon 2022 – direct entry into the ATP Finals that same year.
“Djokovic obviously qualified [for Turin] from Wimbledon so that seems a bit strange, but that’s the way it is,” said Norrie, who scored a crushing 6-2, 6-4 victory over world No29 Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday. “It seems unfair [to me, and] I guess for [Nick] Kyrgios as well. He lost the final and he gets nothing.”