Wimbledon is back to normal this year. No one's being excluded on the basis of the country they represent, and ranking points are being awarded as normal.
That was not the case in 2022. The All England Club made the controversial decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players following Russian president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Banning certain players based on the country they represent did not go over well with the ATP or the WTA, who each decided that ranking points would not be awarded for Wimbledon.
The ripple effects from those decisions are still being felt today. The 2022 Wimbledon champion didn't have enough points to earn the No. 1 seed despite winning both the Australian Open and the French Open in 2023. Last year's runner up, Nick Kyrgios, also didn't get the Wimbledon bump. This year he's seeded 30th and needed a wild-card to get in due to a series of injuries that have derailed his 2023.
While those issues will still continue to affect the overall rankings, this year's Wimbledon won't cause those problems. Everyone is getting the points they should get, and none of the top seeds are conspicuously missing for reasons beyond their control. That doesn't seem like too much to ask from the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
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