The controversy surrounding the WTA's Roadmap continues. However, the Tour and the top lady ballers will be sitting down during the WTA Championships in Doha to work towards common ground on next season's schedule.
But according to Kamakshi Tandon over at ESPN the ladies better voice their concerns now or risk a penalty for doing it later:
There will be more meetings between tour officials and players at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, next week to hammer out the final details. Perhaps the players should take the opportunity to make their objections known, because another new rule will take effect next year -- one that "expressly prohibits" them from making "public comments that a player knows or should reasonably know will harm the reputation or financial best interests of a tournament player, sponsor, official or the WTA."The ATP already has a similar rule with a $100K fine which is rarely enforced.
Whatever - I don't think this rule will stop Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, or Maria Sharapova from voicing any objections about the WTA Tour and it shouldn't; it's important to keep the process open to discussion and change.
But, I do hope it makes the lady ballers think twice before going public without correct information, a firm point of view, and a strongly written statement.
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"But, I do hope it makes the lady ballers think twice before going public without correct information, a firm point of view, and a strongly written statement."
ReplyDeletedinara first came to mind here. i remember when she criticized the WTA about their roadmap a couple of weeks ago and and the WTA issued a statement saying that dinara might have just been "misinformed" about it.
anon: exactly. it's in their best interest to speak about these issues with intelligence and not repeat rumors or mis-information they've been told to the press.
ReplyDeletetheir credibility IMO gets hurt when they do this even when they are right to criticize
wta is buncof SCUMBAGS -1st why some guy is the King of the wta??-it was billie Jean King who made it happen-so why the director of wta or whoever is not a WOMAN???
ReplyDeleteabd yes wta is making a LOTS of money and who brings them-??-PLAYERS, yes PLAYERS give thwem money0they are the actors-without the actors there's no movie!!
and now wta wants to SHUT UP the gals-WHY?!! -becoz really the don't lash out at WTA -it's bits and pieces sometimes-but nothing serious, usually the player have they FAKE SMILES and say how GREAT the WTA is and yada yada yada-
Larry Scott is a dictator-and if not yet u will see it SOON
that is sad-I hope that wta ORGANIZATION crashes out and that some smart woman-not these fake-ass-happy-woman players-WILL TAKE THE CHARGE
and by now let's make a toast to Tyranny, Dictatorship and Totalitarianism
CHEERES
Coco
and what about Dina, heh?!!!
ReplyDeleteshe said something that doesn't mean she was criticizing-get your facts straight!!
''it's in their best interest to speak about these issues with intelligence and not repeat rumors or mis-information they've been told to the press.''
yeah....and where did u get your information Rich?? -from press so maybe u've been MISSINFORMED R, or maybe Larry or Dinara called u and elaborated on that subject, ha?
pleae
Coco
coco: clearly you didn't read the post about dinara and how she admitted she the information she received wasn't correct but that a meeting would be a good start:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.downthelinetennis.com/2008/10/low-down-wta-ceo-responds-to-safina.html
so if you have problems with dinara's point of view you should speak directly with her. it seems like it might calm you down.