Stefano Vukovcoach Elena Rybakinaexpressed through his social networks his disappointment at the latest controversy over the ‘performance byes‘. In the Tokyo tournament, a rule was imposed in which the world number 5 should play the first round of the tournament since now they are based not only on the seeding position, but also on whether the player has just played another tournament. . Rybakina who complained and subsequently ended up withdrawing from the tournament. “Just to make things clear, there is no explanation of what a performance bye is. What does this mean? Do we add breaks to help players who perform? Or do we take away byes earned in qualifying? And isn’t ranking itself a sign of performance?” Vukov said.
“Players always pay the consequences. The system doesn’t work. The marketing is terrible, as everyone can see, Elena qualified weeks ago and just yesterday the WTA decided to publish something. We need transparency. All players must understand what is happening. “Stop blaming the players for the mistakes made by the system itself,” he added.
Elena Rybakina’s coach, Stefano Vukov, vents his frustration about the performance byes in Tokyo:
“Just to make things clear, there is no explanation of what a performance bye is. What does this mean? Do we add byes to help performing players? Or do we take away ranking earned… pic.twitter.com/lWdMAqu6fS
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 25, 2023
2023-09-25 20:42:33
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