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**Flikemommoilt** · 11-03-2009, 07:34 PM

The WTA drawsheets for IW say Premium Mandatory -- if it's mandatory, then they should have to pay a fine for not showing up, isn't that the rule?

There are "loopholes", kandi. Some articles mention doing promotion work for the event (Venus said a few weeks ago that she'd be doing promotional work associated with Indian Wells); some say you can do other promotional events in the 51 weeks following the event; one article even mentioned some kind of charity work as a loophole.

So, to answer your question, no, it's not really mandatory. None of them are.

Should Maria be fined, too? She's playing doubles but not singles. I think that's perfectly understandable. But if we're going to advocate strict enforcement of the non-rule... She also has said she'll be doing promotional work at Indian Wells. So it seems to be within the rules... Or non-rules, depending on how you look at it.

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Flikemommoilt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	The WTA drawsheets for IW say Premium Mandatory -- if it's mandatory, then they should have to pay a fine for not showing up, isn't that the rule? There are "loopholes", kandi. Some articles mention doing promotion work for the event (Venus said a few weeks ago that she'd be doing promotional work associated with Indian Wells); some say you can do other promotional events in the 51 weeks following the event; one article even mentioned some kind of charity work as a loophole. So, to answer your question, no, it's not really mandatory. None of them are. Should Maria be fined, too? She's playing doubles but not singles. I think that's perfectly understandable. But if we're going to advocate strict enforcement of the non-rule... She also has said she'll be doing promotional work at Indian Wells. So it seems to be within the rules... Or non-rules, depending on how you look at it.
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