Monzanator 3,594 Posted November 28, 2021 #311 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Panna Udvardy won the W60 in Brasilia and is set to enter WTA Top 100. After Nuria Parrizas Diaz she is the second player this season to crack Top 100 playing mostly ITF events. Ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,287 Posted December 1, 2021 #312 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Konta annouces her retirement Monzanator and Ted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablita 181 Posted December 1, 2021 #313 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I don't know if anyone has already posted it but I have just found out a survey from Miami University about the new Davis Cup https://miamioh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5i3hO7BbLSExpYO?Q_CHL=social&Q_SocialSource=twitter If you want to express your opinion about the new format this can be your chance! Makedonas, Monzanator and mrv86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted December 1, 2021 #314 Share Posted December 1, 2021 WTA has announced the suspension of all tournaments in Hong Kong and China. Ted and mrv86 1 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,594 Posted December 1, 2021 #315 Share Posted December 1, 2021 PR stunt move in the off-season. Due to COVID restrictions there are no tournaments scheduled in China for 2022 anyway. Also worth noticing that Hong Kong is truly lost for the Western world. Get ready for indoor tournaments in Ostrava then! I wonder how long until people start bitching about Eastern Europe profiting from this? Btw, how much this decision will affect the other Chinese players? The ITF Asian swing was wrecked by COVID already so several of these Chinese players had to come to Europe to play. That could be severly affected going forward. ATP won't give a damn since there are 0 relevant Chinese male players overall. opruh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted December 1, 2021 #316 Share Posted December 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Monzanator said: PR stunt move in the off-season. Due to COVID restrictions there are no tournaments scheduled in China for 2022 anyway. Also worth noticing that Hong Kong is truly lost for the Western world. Get ready for indoor tournaments in Ostrava then! I wonder how long until people start bitching about Eastern Europe profiting from this? Btw, how much this decision will affect the other Chinese players? The ITF Asian swing was wrecked by COVID already so several of these Chinese players had to come to Europe to play. That could be severly affected going forward. ATP won't give a damn since there are 0 relevant Chinese male players overall. I imagine we won’t see a Chinese professional tennis player again for a long time. I am sure Taiwan would be a suitable host for a major tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,594 Posted December 1, 2021 #317 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Just now, Orangehair43 said: I imagine we won’t see a Chinese professional tennis player again for a long time. I am sure Taiwan would be a suitable host for a major tournament. WTA won't touch Taiwan with a wooden stick after this move. And yeah, the Chinese player market could completely collapse from now on. I suppose WTA thinks it was worth the squeeze for a semi-retired player like Peng Shuai? opruh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted December 1, 2021 #318 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Tennis could financially suffer badly this coming decade. The next Gen are pretty unpopular and will not bring in no where near as much revenue as the greats have done so. And now this meant the WTA will be in a financial hole as well. If a breakaway tour happens as Djokovic wants to run once retired then even the Grand Slams could be at risk. Ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted December 1, 2021 #319 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Monzanator said: WTA won't touch Taiwan with a wooden stick after this move. And yeah, the Chinese player market could completely collapse from now on. I suppose WTA thinks it was worth the squeeze for a semi-retired player like Peng Shuai? Taiwan is completely separate to China. It would really piss Bejing off if they did so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,594 Posted December 1, 2021 #320 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Orangehair43 said: Taiwan is completely separate to China. It would really piss Bejing off if they did so. China is triggered enough to run the financial pressure over lack of WTA tournaments even without Taiwan. WTA raised the purse for 1st round GS losers and so on, there is the big push for pay equality too. I wonder how is that possible with the loss of Chinese money? The long-term plans could blow right up now. The only reasonable replacement is Middle East. It would be hilarious if WTA had to stage events in Saudi Arabia to make up for the Chinese losses Ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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