Mischa Zverev: These players are particularly affected by the fact that no points are awarded in Wimbledon

“The players who want to win the title, like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Sascha (his brother Alexander Zverev, editor’s note), Stefanos Tsitsipas, they don’t play to get more points or prize money. They play because they want the trophy, they want the Wimbledon title,” added Mischa Zverev.

These top stars “want to go to the final, they want to experience the atmosphere, they just want to be there at Wimbledon. And that hasn’t changed,” said the older of the Zverev brothers.

“All the prestige is in the name of Wimbledon. If you earn money or points with it – great. It’s like a kind of aftertaste. If you play well, of course you get a reward, a financial one and a few points.”

However, Mischa Zverev can also imagine that the lack of points plays a role for players beyond world number 80.

Zverev: Missing points important for top 100 players

“I think it’s more relevant for players who are in their 80s, 90s, 100s. They’re struggling to survive and then you’re like, ‘I go to Wimbledon, maybe I don’t play a few tournaments? I get it but maybe no points. At the end of the year I have to go somewhere else to get points,'” he explained Eurosport-Expert.

The tournament in Wimbledon (June 27 to July 10) is denied world ranking points by the ATP and WTA players’ associations because of the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.

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