“Maybe I will have to choose some tournaments and skip them, even though they are mandatory,” Iga Swiatek admitted last month, voicing her concerns about her health after a spate of injuries at the China Open. While the world no. 2 has long advocated for a lighter calendar, the world no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka also echoed her frustrations, saying, “The scheduling is crazy, it’s really tough to handle.” Yet as the season nears its finale with the WTA Finals on the horizon, both stars found themselves on the wrong side of the rulebook. Despite their warnings, the WTA handed heavy punishments to Swiatek and Sabalenka for breaching regulations, while Coco Gauff remarkably escaped unscathed.

The top two players in women’s tennis have once again found themselves at the center of

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