Comments on: OFF: Should Players Be Required to Play Fed Cup and Olympics? http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/ Women's Professional Tennis News, Results, and Commentary Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Steven Edell http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23691 Steven Edell Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:36:50 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23691 Players should be rewarded points for playing/being available for Fed Cup matches, and rewarded for winning their ties. The amount of points for the first ~three years should be the same whether playing in the elite world group, or any of the other lesser groups. Players should be rewarded points for playing/being available for Fed Cup matches, and rewarded for winning their ties. The amount of points for the first ~three years should be the same whether playing in the elite world group, or any of the other lesser groups.

]]> By: pov http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23678 pov Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:34:36 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23678 A basic Fed Cup criteria is already in place: The two main criteria for making your nation's Olympic tennis team are your ranking on the ATP or WTA tour and a requirement that you have made yourself available to play in the International Team Championships of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for at least two of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008, including at least once in 2007 or 2008. Availability to play in one Fed Cup or Davis Cup Tie fulfills the requirement for a given year. *** On a slight tangent - if something is an "inalienable human right" making it mandatory won't affect it. A basic Fed Cup criteria is already in place:

The two main criteria for making your nation’s Olympic tennis team are your ranking on the ATP or WTA tour and a requirement that you have made yourself available to play in the International Team Championships of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for at least two of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008, including at least once in 2007 or 2008. Availability to play in one Fed Cup or Davis Cup Tie fulfills the requirement for a given year.

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On a slight tangent - if something is an “inalienable human right” making it mandatory won’t affect it.

]]> By: Will.I.AM http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23663 Will.I.AM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:17:44 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23663 I agree with Andrew. Maybe countries could impose a penalty, such as not allowing players who skipped fed cup play the Olympics. I agree with Andrew. Maybe countries could impose a penalty, such as not allowing players who skipped fed cup play the Olympics.

]]> By: Andrew Broad http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23662 Andrew Broad Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:04:13 +0000 http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/04/18/off-should-players-be-required-to-play-fed-cup-and-olympics/#comment-23662 The right to refuse is an inalienable human right. It would be especially unfair to make Fed Cup and the Olympics mandatory, when participation in these events is already subject to a player's nationality. Players should play Fed Cup and Olympics because it is an honour - not because they are forced to. The right to refuse is an inalienable human right. It would be especially unfair to make Fed Cup and the Olympics mandatory, when participation in these events is already subject to a player’s nationality. Players should play Fed Cup and Olympics because it is an honour - not because they are forced to.

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