Ivanovic and Radwanska Asked Other Players To Ban Together Against 2009 Calendar
French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and Polish number one Agnieszka Radwanska have called on their fellow players to band together and fight new rules that limit where they can play in 2009.
Although part of the WTA’s new Roadmap is designed to reduce the number of tournaments and shorten the season, it also dictates that top 10 players must compete in at least 10 of the 20 Premier events — previously known as Tier 1 and 2 tournaments — and the four grand slams.
All of the top 10 players must play the tournaments held at Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing.
“We do have our voice and we have to come together,” Ivanovic said at the Linz Open. “The changes were made in the middle of the season and when you’re playing grand slams you don’t really want to think about next year’s schedule.
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Egads, the new rules seem to be really stringent and unforgiving; and kinda sneaky to do something this radical in the middle of the season as Ana Ivanovic pointed out in her comments. Contessa ChiChi says, “Let’s rally against this stoo-pid new ruling, my fellow furpacks!” *wink*
Ack! What’s that thing in my avatar space?! That is not Contessa ChiChi, as some of you know… I don’t understand it! (egads! I hope Rafa doesn’t see it and think I shed my beautiful fur!)