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JonH comes home


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flamingowings wrote:
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Has the wta tour published any sort of calendar yet for 2022? Be interested to see what it looks like event wise?

 The WTA itself have only officially announced the tournaments as part of the Australian Summer of Tennis as far as I've seen. I think the ATP have confirmed more/a fuller calendar. 

Wiki has this, which may or may not be anything or just based on what happened this year/previous years.



-- Edited by flamingowings on Thursday 2nd of December 2021 07:46:02 AM

 Yeah, thanks FW. Saw that previously and assumed it was a placeholder as opposed to real as the first part didnt match up with the Aussie swing events that had been released. 

I see in 2019 they had one event in the first half of the year, in Shenzhen, so if that was repeated that is all they would miss if they just published a first half calendar like the atp. I actually think it will be hard for them to track back now and the whole 2022 Chinese schedule will go, and it will be interesting to see beyond that. Once the trust has gone it is hard to see it returning . Someone will pick it up in the long term, maybe the USA will get back into womens tennis in a bigger way and countries like the UK could pick up an event or two in the autumn, indoors, on the back of Emma etc 



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The IOC saying they spoke to Peng again and not saying what was said. They are apparently using quiet diplomacy.

I am not sure what their game is but it is patently working against the WTA. Putting saving the Winter Olympics ahead of a persons well being.

I think it will back fire on them as they will look stupid, Biden will pull the USA out anyway, the IOC members will lose the big bungs paid to them and other folks in positions to receive those bribes.

With the WTA on this and how dare the IOC work against them

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JonH comes home wrote:

With the WTA on this and how dare the IOC work against them

If the IOC's recent framework on fairness (sic) and inclusion is anything to go by, the IOC don't care about women's sports.



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Steve J wrote:
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With the WTA on this and how dare the IOC work against them

If the IOC's recent framework on fairness (sic) and inclusion is anything to go by, the IOC don't care about women's sports.

 The IOC care about money like most organisations. The WTA really have put a mark in the sand. I cannot applaud them more.



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ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi issues a statement
Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman: "The situation involving Peng Shuai continues to raise serious concerns within and beyond our sport. The response to those concerns has so far fallen short. We again urge for a line of open direct communication between the player and the WTA in order to establish a clearer picture of her situation.

We know that sport can have a positive influence on society and generally believe that having a global presence gives us the best chance of creating opportunity and making an impact.

We will continue to consult with our members and monitor any developments as this issue evolves."

ie I think they are saying "we note what the WTA did and we will keep our options open without saying anything too harsh or that is likely to have to cause us to backtrack in the future"

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Atp statement above being criticised by a lot of folks

Former world number one Andy Roddick said the statement showed "how to say a lot of words and say nothing" while American compatriot Mardy Fish asked: "That's a statement?"

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safeguarddefenders.com/sites/default/files/OPEN%20LETTER%20REGARDING%20THE%20IOC%20AND%20PENG%20SHUAI.pdf

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Sorry link gets broken, but cut and paste all the link into your browser search and it should work

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JonH comes home wrote:

Atp statement above being criticised by a lot of folks

Former world number one Andy Roddick said the statement showed "how to say a lot of words and say nothing" while American compatriot Mardy Fish asked: "That's a statement?"

 Andy Roddick always did seem to be an Amerian who "got it" about many things.



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indiana wrote:
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Atp statement above being criticised by a lot of folks

Former world number one Andy Roddick said the statement showed "how to say a lot of words and say nothing" while American compatriot Mardy Fish asked: "That's a statement?"

 Andy Roddick always did seem to be an Amerian who "got it" about many things.

 Andy Roddick is my favourite American for sure (in the tennis world). 



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The ITF have been even more wishy washy . A Chinese sponsor has taken its logo off the wta partners site, although not cancelled its contract apparently.

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Is there any news on Peng? It's so scary that even a famous person can't talk feely in her land, like the dark ages.

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 I found that article to be really interesting. Thanks. 



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archive.ph/hqxcg

 Excellent - I was wondering earlier where this thread had gone.



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