Coup Droit wrote:

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But don't you get a WTA point for losing in the first round of a 25k?

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 No you don't, not it it is a 32 main draw, which almost all are. You do for all the higher tournaments though, but not for W15 and W15

The AER is about much more than to restrict them from how much they play. With juniors and domestic tournaments they can still play regularly even with any restrictions on pro events. The purpose of the AER is to have a phased approach to their development suitable to their level and to protect them from the pressures and expectations of having to develop too fast to move up the rankings quickly for the prize money in bigger events, from being isolated from their social peers by from travelling the world chasing ranking points and, in particular for child prodigies, from the pressures of the media attention that they will get. To control how fast they move up the rankings, they are limited to how many events they can get ranking points from, and to limit exposure to the pressures of big events, limit the WCs they get and to the level they can be used at.

I guess the view is that by not getting WTA ranking points they are staying at entry level and shouldn't be exposed to many of the stresses that they get once they start moving up the rankings.

A very good set of tennis by Mika
She was a break up at one point
And there was precious little in it
In the end, Mika lost the set 6-4, to the top-300 Czech teenager
But it was very close

Coup Droit wrote:

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So, in effect, the AER says to the player you musn't have all the stress that comes from winning but it's perfectly fine to have all the stress that comes from losing?

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I guess the majority of players are only going to get wild cards into domestic events, so the age eligibility rule is still going to prevent them overplaying at pro level overseas. And of course most players who lose at this level aren't going to keep getting wild cards.

Don't think playing an extra pro match or two at home is really that significant, particularly as lambda says, they could be playing ITF junior or other domestic events.

QF: STOJSAVLJEVIC, Mika (GBR) WC UNR lost to PALICOVA, Barbora (CZE) (6) 293 4-6 6-4 1-6
QF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) (4) 278 def SALKOVA, Dominika (CZE) (5) 281 7-5 6-4

SF: SWAN, Katie (GBR) (4) 278 (CH=118 2022) v MALYGINA, Elena (EST) (7) 334 (CH=322 2023)

9vicman wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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So, in effect, the AER says to the player you musn't have all the stress that comes from winning but it's perfectly fine to have all the stress that comes from losing?

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I guess the majority of players are only going to get wild cards into domestic events, so the age eligibility rule is still going to prevent them overplaying at pro level overseas. And of course most players who lose at this level aren't going to keep getting wild cards.

Don't think playing an extra pro match or two at home is really that significant, particularly as lambda says, they could be playing ITF junior or other domestic events.

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 Yes, I agree. 

That wasn't quite what I meant, though, but I think I explained myself badly

Doesn't matter ....

More importantly, well done to Katie - and, absolutely, oh for a 12 month run of injury free tennis....