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I am trying to make up my own mind about what I think about this decision by the WTA to investigate Venus' claim of injury. I read on another board (www.racquety-yak.com) that the reason why Lindsay was not going to be investigated for her withdrawal from the Munich finals was bec the doctors/trainers on site would have been part of the decision-making. The poster was making the point that Venus basically phoned in her injury and perhaps that was why it had to be investigated.
My question is this: Does anyone happen to know the WTA's policy on injuries and their investigation? Has a player ever been "investigated" like this before or do they usually accept the player's word? Or her own doctor's?
Also, does the ATP follow the same policy? I mean ATP players seem to call in sick all the time and I don't remember reading all this hullaballoo about that. I understand that the WTA may feel that it has some reason to be a bit sceptical about Venus' latest claim to injury, but surely there must be a standard policy that they should enforce so that they look less ridiculous at the end of this?
Or is their goal only to make the (loud) statement to Venus (and her sponsors) that she is not larger than the sport? Well, if that was indeed their intention they have gone about this the wrong way bec by paying this so much attention, they ARE telling Venus that she is larger than the sport and that Munich was nothing without her. Was it?<br />TC
My question is this: Does anyone happen to know the WTA's policy on injuries and their investigation? Has a player ever been "investigated" like this before or do they usually accept the player's word? Or her own doctor's?
Also, does the ATP follow the same policy? I mean ATP players seem to call in sick all the time and I don't remember reading all this hullaballoo about that. I understand that the WTA may feel that it has some reason to be a bit sceptical about Venus' latest claim to injury, but surely there must be a standard policy that they should enforce so that they look less ridiculous at the end of this?
Or is their goal only to make the (loud) statement to Venus (and her sponsors) that she is not larger than the sport? Well, if that was indeed their intention they have gone about this the wrong way bec by paying this so much attention, they ARE telling Venus that she is larger than the sport and that Munich was nothing without her. Was it?<br />TC