Why is Djokovic playing in China instead of Japan when he's sponsored by UNIQLO?

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

So a big Japanese company, UNIQLO, pays Djokovic millions of dollars but Djokovic snubs them by choosing to play in the China Open instead of the Japan Open? The executives at UNIQLO must be pretty ticked off. I would have assumed that they would have put into his sponsorship contract that he has to commit to playing in the Japan Open every year for marketing purposes so that UNIQLO can show him off to all the Japanese fans/customers that he wears a Japanese brand.

Djokovic was playing in the China Open before he got sponsored by uni qlo.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by ruerooo

If he were still sponsored by Tacchini, would you want him to play only in Europe?

Only in Italy?

Who said anything about "only"?

But if tournaments in Japan and China are happening at the same time, yes, I would expect a big Japanese sponsor who pays you many millions of dollars would want you to play in Japan.

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Who said anything about "only"?

But if tournaments in Japan and China are happening at the same time, yes, I would expect a big Japanese sponsor who pays you many millions of dollars would want you to play in Japan.

Why Federer played Roterdam and Dubai and not San Jose and Delray Beach

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Originally Posted by dimeaxe

Beijing is faster than Tokyo, lemonade

I just found that both tournament resurfaced the courts last year, so I'm actually not so sure how the court speed has changed. Though until 2010 (Nole didn't play Beijing last year) Tokyo was known as one of the fastest courts on the calendar and apparently Nole felt comfortable on Beijing courts.

http://tennisinsight.com/tournament....ament_id=17683
http://tennisinsight.com/tournament....ament_id=17684

Originally Posted by Mainad

Murray was the defending champion in Tokyo which is why he probably chose to play there.

I know he was and I don't think there's anything strange there. What I'm saying is if you look up their tournament history, one has played both and the other just one. So assuming the reason that the latter player chose the only tournament that he's played before, and not only that but won the title two times in a row, again was mainly to avoid a certain player sounds less plausible. That's it.

Djokovic wasn't defending champion in Beijing. He won it in '09 and '10 but didn't play it last year. Berdych won it last year but interestingly chose not to defend his title and played in Tokyo instead.

Again I know and mean it 'effectively'. He may not be technically the defending champion but the tournament organizers and the crowd treated him like one and he also seemed to consider himself that way. IMO, it mattered when he made the decision.

He is 2-3 v Murray in match-ups this year, 8-7 overall.

Back then (July 9th), the last match between the two was Miami final and he was leading the match-up by 2-1 in this season.

You seemed to misunderstand my comment greatly. As I said with 'nor vice versa', I really don't think either of them cared about which tournament the other boy entered. Simply there was no clear motivation to do that at that point and both choices looked equally logical to me.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by Gonzo_style

Why Federer played Roterdam and Dubai and not San Jose and Delray Beach

Um...Rotterdam and Dubai are ATP 500 level tournaments and San Jose and Delray Beach are only ATP 250 level tournaments. What would be the point of Federer playing in a 250 level tournament? Too much competition for him at that level? How often does Federer play in any ATP 250 level events? Maybe he should start playing challengers, too? In any case, he plays in plenty of tournaments in the U.S., e.g., US Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati, etc. How many tournaments does Djokovic play in Japan?

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Um...Rotterdam and Dubai are ATP 500 level tournaments and San Jose and Delray Beach are only ATP 250 level tournaments. What would be the point of Federer playing in a 250 level tournament? Too much competition for him at that level? How often does Federer play in any ATP 250 level events? Maybe he should start playing challengers, too? In any case, he plays in plenty of tournaments in the U.S., e.g., US Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati, etc. How many tournaments does Djokovic play in Japan?

Ok i know that you are angry because Djok won Beijing, gain 500 points and probably will finish year on Nr1, it's ok let it go....

[Gonzo_style]

Originally Posted by BreakPoint

How many tournaments does Djokovic play in Japan?

How many tournaments Murray play in Germany?

[dimeaxe]

Here's some news from his fb.

Believe it or not, I arrived to Japan and tried the best sashimi ever in one traditional restaurant in Tokyo. I wish Marian was with me, he would go crazy about this food. So tasty Tomorrow is a big day for me and my apparel sponsor UNIQLO, and I can't wait to share the news with you! Stay tuned!