World number one Ashleigh Barty may not be defending her title at this year’s Guadalajara Champions Tournament. According to coach Craig Tyzzer, he will have to rethink the start of the final event of the season due to his unfortunate date and playing conditions in the Mexican venue.
World number one, Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty returns in the match with Barbora Krejčíková at the US Open.
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The WTA has decided to postpone the final tournament of the season for the top eight tennis players and doubles pairs this week. China’s place in Shenzhen will be played in the Mexican city of Guadalajara in the week of November 8 due to coronavirus measures. Barty dominated the last year played in 2019.
“We just found out that it will be played in Mexico at an altitude of 1,500 meters, with pressureless balls,” Tyzzer told the AP. “These balls fly terribly. If you use them under normal conditions, they don’t jump at all. This isn’t exactly the best advertisement for the best players in the world to play with something they don’t usually play with,” he added.
After hitting the crotch, the tennis player hit the referee at the tournament and was disqualified
According to the coach, a start in Mexico could disrupt Barty’s preparation for the new season. After returning to Australia, he must first be quarantined for two weeks.
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