Iga Swiatek slams WTA over ‘unsafe’ tennis schedule
Iga Świątek has pulled out of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals next month after expressing her concern over the scheduling of upcoming tennis events.
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Swiatek to skip Billie Jean King Cup finals, complains about scheduling
Iga Swiatek will not play for Poland in next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals in Glasgow, the world number one said on Monday as she took issue with the sport's governing bodies and their handling of the tournament calendar.
Iga Swiatek to skip Billie Jean King Cup finals, complains about scheduling
Swiatek had helped Poland progress to the finals in April but the tournament will be held from Nov. 8-13, just one day after the season-ending WTA Finals which will be held in Fort Worth, Texas this year. "I was thinking it through a lot and discussing it with my team all over again, but I will not be able to play at the Billie Jean King Cup in Glasgow.
'It makes me sad' - Iga Swiatek criticises 'not safe' tennis schedule, pulls out of Billie Jean King Cup
Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Billie Jean King Cup and lamented a schedule on the women's tennis tour that she says is «not safe» for the players. The 21-year-old told her fans that she was «very sorry», «disappointed» and «sad» to have to pull out of the competition, where she had been hoping to represent Poland once more. Ad But the world No.
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Barcelona’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (R) vies with Mallorca’s Slovakian defender Martin Valjent during the Spanish League football match between RCD Mallorca and FC Barcelona at the Visit Mallorca stadium in Palma de Mallorca on October 1, 2022. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP)
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