Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | January 29, 2025, Wednesday
Madison Keys Because of her top ten, it was excluded from the ATX Open in Austin. It sounds strange, this is true.
The competition announced on its website today and pointed out that the keys to stand out at the Australian Open have been excluded in the Australian Open.
The championship said in a statement: “As a level 250 championship, the ATX Open can only get the top 10 players with the advantages of one top 10 players.” “In this case Our competition will help to balance competition in all WTA activities held in the same week.
“Jessica Pegula, the sixth in the world, has been committed to the event. The WTA rules prevents us from getting the top ten players in the position. At that time, she ranked 21st in the world.
Championship director Christo Van Renburg also thought about unfortunate situation: “Madison’s success in Australia, she played legendary tennis on the world stage, further proved the ATX Open Open. “The best talent in the game”. “We love Madison and have been looking forward to the excitement of playing in Austin for the first time. Although we hope that the top ten rules are not suitable for our game, we respect the rules of WTA.”
The ATX Open will be held in Austin from February 22nd to March 2nd.
