Just thought this might be of interest to some of you out there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6971806.stmPlayers risk ban for withdrawals
Top tennis players face suspension if they refuse to turn up for top tournaments, BBC Sport understands.
Event organisers have been hit by a series of high-profile men's and women's withdrawals in recent years.
But at present they can expect nothing more than a hefty fine if they pull out of contracted tournaments.
BBC 5live tennis correspondent Jonathon Overend said: "Talk of suspensions have been mooted for while but the new plan is surprisingly aggressive."
The aim by tour chiefs is to guarantee the top tournaments have a full complement of top-10 stars, without the current trend of late withdrawals, often for the player's own convenience, Overend explained.
He added: "At the moment players are contracted to play the Masters Series events and if they pull out the worse they can expect is a fine, which means nothing to a millionaire.
"If a player misses a tournament other than for a genuine injury he can expect to be banned from his most successful event the following season.
"In other words he'll lose a stack of ranking points without a chance of defending them, hitting him where it hurts."
what do people think of this?
Interesting, but it won't make players play if they have injuries. So a player says they have an injury, or is exhausted or whatever and they can still pull out.
I just dion't understand why they don't sort out the schedule for players...... :banghead:
Required means it's required. If you skip, you should be suspended.