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Nix wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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This is Olivers 11th ITF event- 4 of those have been in Britain, 7 overseas. The 7 overseas ones have all been in Monastir! He clearly likes the place, either that or his family have a holiday home there!

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 I looked it up on Air BnB out of curiosity Jon and you can stay there for £15 a night!

When you look at finances it's a no-brainer. Not sure if this has been posted on this site, but it's an eye-opener:

https://x.com/melanie_lautrup/status/1738320352952926645?s=20

I know people are aware of the financial situation of players outside of the top 100 but it's interesting to hear it from them!

If anyone struggles with the link, it's tennis players saying how much they've spent this year compared to what they've earned. Katie Dunne, for instance, said she'd spent £10k and earned £7k. Another women player had spent £25k and earned £15k! (around WR316).

-- Edited by Nix on Sunday 31st of December 2023 11:11:57 AM

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Normally at these resort tournaments players are forced to stay at the official hotel as that is how they fund the event / make money.

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 I get the impression that they make it difficult for you if you dont stay at the resort but not necessarily make you. Although I guess the advantage of the resort tournaments are you know what it is going to cost. 3 weeks in one place Flight there and back and then x nights y cost. You can save money towards a known cost or raise money through sponsors etc Also I think quite a few also run WC tournaments during the week for the following week so more chances of playing.