The tournament I was looking forward so much is getting more and more bizarre. Agnieszka withdrew with back injury, and now there is this big issue about money/cars/star treatment...
http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/artykul108420_radwanska_coach_smashes_tournament_organizers.html
Things are unfolding quickly, and it all started with Maria Sharapova announcing that she is playing Warsaw as her comeback tourney. The list of names of players dropping out gets longer and longer. First disappearance, Nicole Vaidisova, then Azarenka (injury), Lisicki (injury), Peer (injury). Right after Agnieszka, the higher seat and Madrid star, Karolina Wozniacki was the latest casualty. Now, this maybe not the end of this, because with RG quali draws being announced any minute now, some girls maybe faced with the tough choice, stay in Warsaw and face much higher opponent and possibly loose, or fly to Paris. So I really wonder what Ula and Marta are going to do? Marta just won her first round match with Amanmuradova. Ula is supposed to play tomorrow. When I think of timing of this tournament, the whole idea of squeezing it as third in a row week to week right before RG - it was not clear thinking on part of organizers. But what clear thinking I expect of Stefan Makarczyk, its director, the guy who is coming with the idea of Parking for Suzuki only, not allowing the biggest Polish star park her car on the grounds? She was his biggest star according to tour officials a couple of weeks ago! Injured or not injured, she is still the most successful Polish tennis player and could do a lot PR for the tournament, and make some fans happy by signing autographs or similar things! By the way, she is supposed to sign the sponsoring deal with Longines... on Wednesday! Good for her!
I only wish that all of it would not happened at all! Now it will be salt in my wounds if Maria with the draw wide open will win this tournament! It was not supposed to be that way!
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