Wimbledon was stripped of its rankings points due to its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, meaning some athletes fell in the world rankings despite best-ever results.
Tennis officials' controversial decision not to award rankings for Wimbledon has resulted in the champions and runners-up in both the men's and women's singles events dropping in their respective world rankings.The ATP and WTP stripped Wimbledon of its rankings points due to its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes
Women's singles winner Elena Rybakina stayed in 23rd while runner-up Ons Jabeur dropped from second to fifth However, the stand has backfired spectacularly, with men's singles champion Novak Djokovic dropping from third to seventh in the world a day after winning an incredible seventh Wimbledon crown.
The rankings fiasco threatens to cost Kyrgios an all-important seeding for the year's final major, the US Open starting in New York on August 29.
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