Iga Swiatek announced that she will not compete in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow due to scheduling issues and that she will speak with tennis organizations to resolve the situation.
The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup, which is being organized by the ITF, will begin the day after the WTA Final concludes. Swiatek was disappointed that the WTA and ITF were unable to come up with a more suited timetable after players had previously raised this issue. Now, the ITF president David Haggerty reacted to the news about world no. 1's withdrawal, when he said:
“The ITF is sorry that Iga Swiatek is unable to take part and recognises that the schedule for the two major year-end events presents a challenge for players competing in both events,” Haggerty told Reuters.
“We have been working with the WTA to try to coordinate suitable dates. While we were able to confirm the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow back in June, the WTA Finals venue in Fort Worth, Texas was confirmed during the US Open and restricted in terms of available dates.”
After explaining why it wasn't possible to schedule the events more suitably this year, he said that in 2023 players should have no more issues like this one and be free to play any event they choose to.
“We are committed to working with the WTA on the 2023 schedule so that we have a better transition between the two competitions," concluded Haggerty.
0 Comments