The refusal to give Ana Ivanovic a wild card into the main draw of the upcoming Rogers Cup has caused outrage in the tennis world, with many people taking to their blogs and twitter accounts to express their discontent. Although I understand why other tournaments have decided to give Ivanovic wild cards into the events leading up to the US Open—she’s a former number one and grand slam champion—I also see why Tennis Canada made the decision they did, and I think they made the right decision.
An article written by Stephanie Myles in The Montreal Gazette today explains why tournament director Eugene Lapierre decided to refuse the wild card and make Ivanovic go through qualifying to reach the main draw:
