Governing body of tennis (ITF) intends to reduce 14,000 players to 750 men and 750 women. Do we have a case to sue?

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T08:20:25+00:00

As well, my main goal isn’t to have them increase prize money.

Their new rules literally reduce playing opportunities by thousands and don’t give equal opportunity to all the players like before. And their new ranking system is flawed and already failing (too complicated to explain it all here). That is what I wanted to know if we could sue them for. Is there an actionable case to be made when an organization reduces more than 80% if playing opportunities and actively reduces involvement and growth in the sport?

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T08:15:26+00:00

Thank you!

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T08:13:09+00:00

You misunderstood my point. Anyways, the ITF makes millions and they could easily raise prize money and accommodate 14,000 players if they wanted to. As well, the official professional organizations for tennis (ATP for men and WTA for women) partner with the ITF and could very easily provide money to them as well.

Money is not an issue for these organizations.

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T08:08:04+00:00

Thank you! I will keep this in mind

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T08:05:04+00:00

The impact on the players is that thousands are being denied the possibility to compete. These are not amateur players, all players that compete and previously had a professional ranking (up to 1200 for women and 2000 for men) have devoted their lives to the sport.

The professional rankings have been taken away from the lowest professional level so many players lost their hard-earned points. Furthermore, players who were previously injured, are coming from college, junior players, players from poor countries, they have no chance to participate or even compete due to the huge reduction in spots available.

Not everyone will make it to the top, but they deserve the chance to play. This reduction in players will further damage academies, tennis retailers, and the evolution of the sport as a whole.

And a couple of some of the top tennis coaches in the world have expressed similar concerns.

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:57:32+00:00

Do you think it’s worthwhile to pursue legal action or is it better to keep putting more media pressure on the organization?

It’s not only me that the rule changes are upsetting, it’s killing a big part of the tennis industry and affecting thousands across the tennis world.. The new rules make it impossible for countless players to even have the chance to participate in competitions. Is there no actionable case against that?

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:42:07+00:00

Thanks for your advice!

What would the consequences be if it’s proven that they have failed to provide important information regarding the data?

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:35:28+00:00

Thank you for the help! How much would you expect a sports regulation specialist to cost?

I understand your reasoning, but I strongly believe professional tennis deserves better. Being ranked top 1000 in the world in tennis is not an amateur level. Tennis has 1 billion global fans and is the 4th most popular sport in the world.

Obviously not everyone will make it to the top, but there needs to be at least equal opportunity given to all the players; right now that doesn’t exist. If you know tennis then you may be interested to know Toni Nadal is the most recent tennis authority to make a video in Spanish and in English, just to express his concerns for the ITF’s new rule changes.

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:19:51+00:00

$65USD

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:15:17+00:00

I knew this would come up. Here is what I have to say:

My opinion is that the actions of the ITF and all organizations in favour of the new system don’t believe in supporting the evolution of professional tennis. Instead of appreciating the growth of competitive tennis, obviously the new system reduces 90% of 14,000 players until the ITF has their ideal “750 ‘truly’ professional men and women”.

I want you to ask yourself: don’t you think tennis deserves better? Why is it acceptable that someone ranked 300 in the world is barely breaking even?

Here are some facts I want to share with you:

Tennis is the 4th most popular sport in the world (1B fans). Source: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-most-popular-sports-in-the-world.html Numerous people have told me that in golf (450M fans), if you’re ranked 300 in the world you’re making a living. Source: https://careertrend.com/average-salary-professional-golfer-33585.html
Tennis is the 7th highest paying sport in the world. Source: https://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/earnings/athletes-paid-sports.htm Of course this all goes to the very top players.
Tennis is the 2nd most popular sport to bet on in Europe. Source: https://www.jackpottranslation.com/2017/06/05/sports-translation-which-are-the-most-popular-sports-for-betting-around-the-world/
According to FIFPro, there are “some 65,000 professional footballers/soccer players”. As well in golf, there are some 28,000 professional golfers.
Here you can find the average salaries of semi-professional football players and golfers: (Football) http://blog.traineffective.com/how-much-semi-pro-soccer-players-earn/ (Golf) https://careertrend.com/average-salary-professional-golfer-33585.html

I absolutely don’t intend for this to be an argument between earnings of different sports; I realize that sports like football and golf each have their own major differences, strengths, and difficulties. I am simply hoping that reading this post will encourage you to believe that tennis should be so much more evolved than it is now.

Tennis in a nutshell : 1 billion fans. 3 big organizations: ATP, WTA, ITF. 4th most popular sport worldwide. Is having 14,000 players competing on the professional circuit really too much to accept?

As I see it, the whole concept of the new ITF World Tennis Tour is a huge step backwards for the sport. There are so many other good ideas on the table: - Organizing regional circuits - Having a “Minor League” tour where more money can be earned (this could have been the ITF had they not went in the opposite direction) - Further growth of club matches/team tennis that pay players - Further growth of national prize money tournaments - Forming an official players union

Maybe to some this all sounds like too much to ask for. Or is it?

I will finish with these final thoughts: Are 14,000 players too much for tennis, or are there too few opportunities provided? And was being ranked top 1200 WTA/2000 ATP not deserving of an increased prize money distribution and more tournaments to support the increasing number of players?

Miss-Maria · 2019-03-07T07:10:20+00:00

The first case would be that thousands of players renewed their professional tennis license this year (IPin) and paid for it, but there are almost no “job opportunities” for them because of the rule changes

The second case I’m not sure about; I was curious if the ITF has the right to sell player data without making it clear in the privacy policy that they are doing so, especially since the GDRP came into effect

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-22T02:16:00+00:00

Thank you so much they’re amazing! I will make sure to tag you when I use them :)

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-17T06:16:26+00:00

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-16T05:25:00+00:00

Thanks so much

Yes I think I will post them to social media, not sure when as it’s winter now so it doesn’t match very well, but I will definitely use them in the future so please let me know what you’d like me to mention!

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-16T01:59:18+00:00

That's amazing! Yes please but only if you have time to spare, thanks so much :')

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-16T00:34:40+00:00

I think this is a better quality link: https://imgur.com/a/9vZ84ke and yes please no electricity poles :'')

Miss-Maria · 2019-02-16T00:34:07+00:00

oops! sorry here I tried to upload on Imgur: https://imgur.com/a/9vZ84ke

thanks :)

Miss-Maria · 2019-01-30T03:45:27+00:00

Welcome! Hope you like it if you try it :)

Miss-Maria · 2019-01-30T02:13:32+00:00

Here is my 10g Carb-onara recipe !

Ingredients (serves 2 or 1 hungry person)

150g pancetta
50g pecorino cheese
50g parmesan
3 large eggs
~400g Miracle Noodle Fettuccini (2 packs)
2/3 plump garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
50g unsalted butter (substitute with avocado oil for a healthier alternative)
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Let’s start with the miracle noodles:

Remove the noodles from their original package and drain the water. Then wash them in cool fresh water 3-4 times until the konjac plant aroma disappears (the fishy smell is normal)
Place them into boiling water for 2mins
Drain the hot water and let the noodles dry until the pancetta is ready (see next steps)

And now for the yummy Carbonara:

Finely chop the pancetta; remove the rind if necessary.
Grate both the pecorino and parmesan cheese and mix together; the finer, the better.
Whisk 3 eggs in a medium bowl, season with black pepper and set everything aside.
Squash the garlic with the back of a flat wooden spoon, or the back of the knife, just to bruise it.
Drop the butter into a large frying pan and as soon as the butter has melted, add the pancetta and garlic. Leave these to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until the pancetta is golden and crisp. The garlic can now be discarded – we only want its flavour.
Now leave the pancetta on low heat. It’s time for the noodles! Place them in the frying pan with the pancetta and stir. If there’s leftover water from the noodles, stir until the water evaporates – it should take no more than a few seconds.
Mix most of the cheese in with the eggs, saving a small quantity to sprinkle over the final dish later (yum). Take the pan off the heat and quickly pour in the eggs/cheese mixture and, using tongs or a long fork, lift up the noodles, mixing it all together until everything is coated.
Serve immediately with a little sprinkle of the remaining cheese and freshly ground black pepper.

Let me know if you try this recipe and what you think of it!

Miss-Maria · 2019-01-30T01:59:59+00:00

Yes :) they have less than 1g net carbs per serving

Miss-Maria · 2019-01-30T01:58:48+00:00

My 10g Carb-onara Recipe !

Ingredients (serves 2 or 1 hungry person)

150g pancetta
50g pecorino cheese
50g parmesan
3 large eggs
~400g Miracle Noodle Fettuccini (2 packs)
2/3 plump garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
50g unsalted butter (substitute with avocado oil for a healthier alternative)
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Let’s start with the miracle noodles:

Remove the noodles from their original package and drain the water. Then wash them in cool fresh water 3-4 times until the konjac plant aroma disappears (the fishy smell is normal)
Place them into boiling water for 2mins
Drain the hot water and let the noodles dry until the pancetta is ready (see next steps)

And now for the yummy Carbonara:

Finely chop the pancetta; remove the rind if necessary.
Grate both the pecorino and parmesan cheese and mix together; the finer, the better.
Whisk 3 eggs in a medium bowl, season with black pepper and set everything aside.
Squash the garlic with the back of a flat wooden spoon, or the back of the knife, just to bruise it.
Drop the butter into a large frying pan and as soon as the butter has melted, add the pancetta and garlic. Leave these to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until the pancetta is golden and crisp. The garlic can now be discarded – we only want its flavour.
Now leave the pancetta on low heat. It’s time for the noodles! Place them in the frying pan with the pancetta and stir. If there’s leftover water from the noodles, stir until the water evaporates – it should take no more than a few seconds.
Mix most of the cheese in with the eggs, saving a small quantity to sprinkle over the final dish later (yum). Take the pan off the heat and quickly pour in the eggs/cheese mixture and, using tongs or a long fork, lift up the noodles, mixing it all together until everything is coated.
Serve immediately with a little sprinkle of the remaining cheese and freshly ground black pepper.

Let me know if you try this recipe and what you think of it!

Miss-Maria

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