World number one Ash Barty might not defend her title at the season-ending WTA Finals in Mexico because of the 'ridiculous' playing conditions at the venue and the timing of the tournament, her coach Craig Tyzzer said.
Sep 4, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Ashleigh Barty of Australia hits to Shelby Rogers of the USA on day six of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports/File photoSept 15 - World number one Ash Barty might not defend her title at the season-ending WTA Finals in Mexico because of the "ridiculous" playing conditions at the venue and the timing of the tournament, her coach Craig Tyzzer said.
"We only just found out it's in Mexico at 1500 metres and they're using pressure-less balls," Tyzzer told the Australian Associated Press on Wednesday. "In conditions they've never played, in a country they don't play and at altitude, I just feel it's ridiculous. As a spectacle, it's just frightening."at this month's U.S. Open, is "physically and mentally exhausted", said Tyzzer.
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