Should the Williams sisters be allowed to cherry pick which Tournaments they play?
Actually for women’s professional tennis there is a mandatory number of events that top women must participate in. It just isn’t big enough The top women must participate in at least ten tournaments not including the 4 grand slams or end of the year championships. Of those 10, there are 4 mandatory events that all players must attend or they will be fined/suspended. Those 4 are Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, and Beijing. However, this hasn’t stopped the Williams sisters from continuing to protest Indian Wells by not attending it for their own silly reasons. You are right that it is unfair for them to not participate in a certain number of events. If you are going to be a professional tennis player than you should be dedicated to it, or retire. Professional baseball players can’t sit at home for half the season and then show up in September and play with the team and then go to the playoffs. It just doesn’t work like that. There should be a higher number of tournaments that the top player
