PLAYERS IN WOMEN'S KREMLIN CUP IN FOR TOUGH COMPETITION
MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 25, RIA NOVOSTI - World top-ten Lindsay Davenport of the United States and Russian Anna Kournikova face a tough challenge at the Kremlin Cup tournament - getting on the acceptance list.
At a news conference Wednesday, Alexei Selivanenko, who manages the women's competition at the tournament, explained it this way:
"The reason is, Davenport applied for the competition too late and Kournikova just doesn't qualify for the main events on account of her low rating." If Kournikova is keen to play anyway, the only option available to her is a wild card entry, that is, a personal invitation from the event's organizers, Selivanenko said.
However, competition is tough even for wild cards. Besides Kournikova, Elena Bovina and Dinara Safina are both bidding for the entry, among other Russian players.
Things are even tougher for Davenport, who Selivanenko said can only play if some player listed earlier quits the competition.
The star-studded Kremlin Cup tournament is due in Moscow from September 28 to October 6.
You think after her showing in the US Open they wouldn't give it to Bovina? And Dinara Safina is one of their rising stars. And Marat's Safin's sister.
More relevant, does the head of the Russian Fed Cup team have anything to do with the choice?
if i were Lindsay,i refused to play there.it's a shame not giving a WC to a former N.1 in the world and Grand Slam Champion.when they said "u must wait someone withdraws cos u dont get a WC" Lindsay should have said "ok bye bye!"
Lindsay DESERVES the wildcard better than all of them!!!!!!
She could win the title unlike others who will just waste their entry in a lost in the first round or second round
Any of the 32 women could win the title just as some of the 32 will go out in the first or second rounds. Nothing is for certain, Lindsay could have lost in the first or second round just like anyone else.
Also as in most tournaments the local players get priority - even Anna K wasn't sure of a WC such is the level of competition.
Whoever is in or out, this is sure to be a good tournament
Ok....can someone confirm who has got the WC for the MD?
Also there is nothing that says Lindsay has to win a first round match....shocks do happen in the game. Didn't Chandra give one of the Williams sisters a surprise not too long back?.
Lindsay! I can't believe they won't let her play. :fiery: It's the fans' loss too, because we won't get to see her. And they'll be showing the tourney on Eurosport. It won't be the same without her.
After reasding y_s's post aboit what the papers are saying, I am thinking this is all a big tease; that they always meant for Anna to play, but wanted to play some sort of game for some God-knows-what reason, maybe to teach Anna some sort of loyalty lesson? Or to increase excitement ahead of the event?
In any case, at this late date, I have given up hope that Lindsay will play in Moscow, and instead I am looking forward to her next tournament.
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