馬來西亞將舉辦WTA賽事？

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剛在Tennisforum上看到的新聞，不過應該還是在提案階段，內容大概是馬來西亞網協希望在明年八或九月主辦一項WTA二級賽事；（不過裡面提到總獎金才40萬美元？這應該不合乎二級賽標準）地點是吉隆坡著名的雙子塔下面，這個賽事應該會是亞洲系列賽的其中一站。不過網球在馬來西亞並非熱門運動，在WTA的排名內沒有任何一位的馬來西亞球員。 Malaysia to host women stars IMAGINE women's World No 1 Serena Williams of the United States up against Russia's Maria Sharapova with the Petronas Twin Towers as a spectacular backdrop. This could become reality in the second half of next year when Kuala Lumpur hosts the US$400,000 (about RM1.4 million) Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Malaysian Open. The tournament, a Tier Two WTA event, is expected to attract some of the top names in women's tennis. A makeshift tennis stadium will be erected at the Twin Towers' open car park specially for the event which Malaysian players will not be left out of as the WTA is offering three wild cards to the hosts. National No 1 Jawairiah Noordin will likely be offered the sole wild card in the main draw, while the other two are on offer for the qualifying round. The event is tentatively slotted for sometime between August and September, to coincide with the WTA Bali, China, Japan and Taskent (Uzbekistan) events. Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) president Datuk Abdul Razak Latiff said the Malaysia Open will consist of singles and doubles. The singles will be a draw of 32 players while the doubles has yet to be confirmed. "The Sports Ministry has given its blessing and we are currently negotiating with the WTA on the best available dates for the event," said Abdul Razak yesterday. Abdul Razak confirmed that the association have identified the Twin Towers' open car park as the venue. "However, this is subject to approval from the local authorities. The other option is to host it at Dataran Merdeka." Abdul Razak said a local qualifying tournament will be organised to choose the three wild cards. "However, as Jawairiah (Noordin) is almost unbeatable in Malaysia, she is likely to win the tournament to be the sole main draw wild card," said Abdul Razak. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 122.100.178.199