Posted by Luke Croll
on 28/10/2009, 11:44 am, in reply to "Re: WTA Tour Finals"
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I disagree also. It's the best players of the season and, while Clijsters made a fairytale comeback and beat the best players to win a Slam, she also played in a couple of other events in which she lost.
It was possible for the WTA tour to include Clijsters. See this extract from the rule book:
“The Tournament shall consist of a singles draw of eight (8) players (including one (1) Wild Card, if applicable) in a round robin format to be determined by the WTA.
The top seven (7) players using the best of 16 ranking system, starting with the beginning of the Tour Year, shall qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships. The qualification method will count the 51 weeks of events, dropping off the ranking points earned in the previous Sony Ericsson Championships the week prior to the current Sony Ericsson Championships.
At its sole discretion and taking into account extraordinary circumstances, the WTA may select the 8th player for participation in the singles draw. If the WTA does not exercise its option to select the 8th player, the 8th spot in the draw will be awarded to the player who is in the 8th position using the method described above.”
That said, however, it would have been very, very unfair to Jelena Jankovic, who, having played all year, would then have been denied a spot. If that happened to me, I would seriously consider legal action against the WTA for loss of earnings and other revenue.
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