TENNIS in DEPTH.

Carolina Wozniacki of Denmark, the top seed in the Cellular South Cup, takes on former World No. 4 and Australian qualifier Jelena Dokic in the second match Tuesday night at the Racquet Club of Memphis. It is unfortunate that these two women will meet in the first round as this match could easily have been the final. Qualifiers take their chances when they enter any tournament, it’s still not clear to me why Dokic as #91 had to qualify, and just by the luck of the draw she is up against the tournament favourite. If she loses in this first round match she will take home the grand total of $1725…not much of a pay day when you consider the expense of participating. Air fares from Australia for herself and her coach, hotel rooms for a week, food, car rental or taxis etc. Even if she’s frugal, she won’t get much change out of $20,000.

With a better draw she could have easily made the semi final or even the final where the remuniation breaks down like this…2nd round loser gets $2950, QF loser gets $5380, SF gets loser 10,200, Finalist gets $19,000 and the Winner receives $37,000.

Dokic has received several Australian sponsors since her performance at the Aussie Open, but none are of an International status that gives her that extra cash in her pocket.

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