Andy Murray took to Twitter to express his belief that the stripping of points will not diminish Wimbledon as an event, explaining that it will never be an exhibition.
Discussions between players and event organizers have raged about the 2022 Wimbledon in recent weeks. The tennis controversy began when All England Club event organizers announced that Russian and Belarusian players would not be able to compete in the grass-court major.
This decision was in line with many other professional sports organizations, who have taken a hard stance against allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete following the invasion of Ukraine.
However, the ATP responded to the All England Club's decision by removing the ranking points from Wimbledon this season. Some of the world's best players have publically shared their opinions on the player ban and the removal of ranking points.
The likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have outlined their views on the 2022 Wimbledon and former world number one Andy Murray is the latest star to talk about the Grand Slam.
While some, including Brit Cam Norrie, have shared concern about Wimbledon being relegated to an exhibition-style event, Murray feels the competition has too much of an allure to be seen as an exhibition.
The three-time Grand Slam champion took to his official Twitter channel to make comparisons between Wimbledon and other esteemed sports events and said that points are the least concern for competitors.
"I follow golf very closely and have no idea how many ranking points the winner of the @TheMasters gets. Me and my friends love football and non of us know or care how many ranking points a team gets for winning the @FIFAWorldCup."
"But I could tell you exactly who won the World Cup and the Masters. I’d hazard a guess that most people watching on centre court @Wimbledon in a few weeks time wouldn’t know or care about how many ranking points a player gets for winning a 3rd round match."
"But I guarantee they will remember who wins. @Wimbledon will never be an exhibition and will never feel like an exhibition. The end."
Murray will likely play at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after the 35-year-old recently announced that he will skip the Roland Garros this year to focus on the London-based Grand Slam instead.
The Scottish player has won the Wimbledon title twice during his career, with his most recent triumph coming in 2016 against Milos Raonic.