Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori blasted the US Open organizers, accusing them of “putting money above tennis” and making the blended doubles occasion “a pseudo-exhibition.”
After it was rumored that the final Grand Slam of the 12 months was eyeing to make modifications to their blended doubles occasion, that was confirmed this week and it seems to be finished with the hopes of luring prime singles gamers to compete.
This 12 months, the US Open blended doubles occasion will begin in the course of the singles qualifying week – on August nineteenth – and can characteristic solely 16 groups, with eight making the match immediately whereas the remaining eight by a wildcard.
Additionally, matches shall be performed in a best-of-three-set format – units shall be performed to 4 video games – with a deciding level at deuce and tie-breaks at 4-4 – and if a match goes right into a decider, a match tie-break to 10 factors can be performed.
“Values very much underestimated in our times. In our opinion making decisions just following the logic of profit is profoundly wrong in some situations,” they began of their message posted on Instagram.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori© Sara Errani/Instagram – Honest Use
Errani, Vavassori: Disrespectful… The blended match is being changed with ‘a pseudo-exhibition’
“It will likely be performed in the course of the qualification match, with 8 pairs of gamers decided by the best single rating and eight pairs of gamers invited by the match with a wildcard.
“A call made with out consulting anybody, which we are able to do nothing however settle for it.
“We see it as a profound injustice, that disrespects an entire category of players. [Putting] money above tennis is never a good idea.”
When Errani and Vavassori gained the US Open blended doubles title final 12 months, they had been solely competing of their third match collectively.
