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Jon Wertheim

@jon_wertheim
Per two sources, the @wta was going to use the Cancun event to announce that Saudi Arabia would host the 2024-26 WTA Finals. Interesting to see if an announcement still gets made, given current geopolitical state of play....

There isn't yet a board on the Elite trophy so.
That tournament is a travesty - should be closed .someone who didn't qualify for the YEC could potentially win more points than someone who did..the Elite winner gets 800 points, a round robin loser at YEC gets 0. How is that fair? Of course, I don't think much of the rankings anyway but those who do, should protest!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:45 am There isn't yet a board on the Elite trophy so.
That tournament is a travesty - should be closed .someone who didn't qualify for the YEC could potentially win more points than someone who did..the Elite winner gets 800 points, a round robin loser at YEC gets 0. How is that fair? Of course, I don't think much of the rankings anyway but those who do, should protest!

Losing a match in round robin gets 125 points - winning gets 250 points.

by definition, the best player in the Elite trophy hasnt done as well as the last player to qualify for YEC.. I wont say 'isnt as good as' but ..

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:06 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:45 am There isn't yet a board on the Elite trophy so.
That tournament is a travesty - should be closed .someone who didn't qualify for the YEC could potentially win more points than someone who did..the Elite winner gets 800 points, a round robin loser at YEC gets 0. How is that fair? Of course, I don't think much of the rankings anyway but those who do, should protest!

Losing a match in round robin gets 125 points - winning gets 250 points.

thanks for the update.. but why should the Elite trophy winner get even a point more than 125? if anything, it should be LESS than 125!

Melanie Lautrup
@melanie_lautrup
Latest picture update of the Cancun stadium (from Mexican news articles October 18th)

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:48 am

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:06 am ...

Losing a match in round robin gets 125 points - winning gets 250 points.

thanks for the update.. but why should the Elite trophy winner get even a point more than 125? if anything, it should be LESS than 125!

Why? Which 125 tournament can guarantee nothing but top 20 players (or top 25)?
It is not an easy field; It certainly has a much deeper field than, for example, Bogota.

Because, by definition, the loser of the first round at YEC has performed better than everyone in the Elite field..those players didn't qualify for the YEC, which is why they are in the Elite field. Let them make money, call it an exho but why give them points?!

So, who do you think will win this? Motivation is a big part of this drama, I feel..Swiatek and Sabalenka have the most, I would think...no idea what the court will be like, but we know altitude is not a factor, as it was last year..

Wonder how Krejcikova will manage..she is in the YEC in doubles, and singles in Elite...on different continents

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3750764/ ... nter-field

Muchova has withdrawn, as expected..Sakkari to play

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:53 am Wonder how Krejcikova will manage..she is in the YEC in doubles, and singles in Elite...on different continents

The WTA's travel schedule is madness!

WTA Finals facilities in Cancún are not yet ready

The facilities for the WTA Finals, a million-dollar tournament with the best eight of the year, are not yet ready, five days before the start of the event, which takes place on Sunday. The complaint was made by Polish journalist Mateusz Wasiewski.



The stands were not close to being ready during filming and several places still had little structure. This will be the first time that the venue hosts the event with the best eight in the world.

Tomasz Wiktorowski, Iga Swiatek's coach, told the "Ladies and Aces" program: “The most important thing is that the surface is ready for use by Thursday. Then, perhaps not calmly, we will be able to train. My guess is it will all be over by Saturday night.”



https://tenisnews.com.br/122950/instala ... ao-prontas

Translated by Google from Portuguese.

I'm sorry but this situation is an insult to the women who worked hard all season to make the Final 8. There are courts in Guadalajara. Monterrey. Acapulco is out due to the horrific storm that just hit that area. There was Ostrava!! There was Prague. Shanghai. This is totally ridiculous.