Nadal withdraws from Bercy

[vernonbc]

Originally Posted by Bud

IIRC, he passed 600 matches in 2011. Therefore, the exemption doesn't start until the 2012 season.

He passed 600 ATP regular tour matches in 2011 but his 85 Futures and Challengers matches count towards his total so as at Dec 31, 2010 he had 658 matches credited to him thus allowing him to skip one masters in 2011. With Davis Cup finals coming up, I don't blame him a bit for skipping Paris. I'm sure he'd much rather win DC than play another tournament on his least favourite surface.

1.08 Reduction of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Commitment

A. A player’s number of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment tournaments shall be reduced by one (1) tournament for reaching each of the following milestones:

1) 600 matches* (as of 1 January of the commitment year)
2) 12 years of service
3) 31 years of age (as of 1 January of the commitment year)

If all three (3) conditions are met then the player has a complete exemption from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 player commitment.

The first Year of Service shall be the first calendar year in which a player has competed in at least twelve (12) tournaments offering ranking points.

* From 2010 only main draw singles matches played in the following events will be used in the player’s match count for purposes of this rule.

ATP World Tour
Barclays ATP World Tour Final
Grand Slams
Davis Cup
Olympics

Challenger and Futures matches played prior to 2010 will remain on the player’s record as relates to this commitment reduction rule.

[Richie Rich]

Originally Posted by Bud

IIRC, he passed 600 matches in 2011. Therefore, the exemption doesn't start until the 2012 season.

BTW, how is your friend the 4.5 player Polansky doing these days?

[stringertom]

Originally Posted by celoft

Ouch.

That is the word I exclaim each time he excavates his posterior region. Thankfully, there will be no Parisian picking.

[winstonplum]

He skipped Bercy last year too. Did he get penalized for that? I don't think he did. How are the players penalized BTW?

[Murrayfan31]

Nadal should be penalized. Skipping the only fast court tournament of the year should be a big fine.

[niff]

Originally Posted by winstonplum

He skipped Bercy last year too. Did he get penalized for that? I don't think he did. How are the players penalized BTW?

Zero point penalty included in their ranking for a year.

[vernonbc]

Originally Posted by winstonplum

He skipped Bercy last year too. Did he get penalized for that? I don't think he did. How are the players penalized BTW?

He missed Bercy last year because his shoulder was bothering him. He went to Paris for a couple of days and did media and pr for the tournament as is required by the ATP so no penalty was applicable. This year he's using the exemption he's eligible for for the first time.

Q. What if a player is injured and can't play in a Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament?
A. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points. Players with direct acceptance who do not play an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament will be suspended from a subsequent ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event which will be the next highest point earned ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event within the next 12 months. If an injured player is on site within the first three days of a tournament to conduct promotional activities over a two-day period, a suspension will not be enforced but a 0-pointer will be counted on a player's ranking.