The success of the Laver Cup last weekend in Prague also caused a sensation in the ladies’ circus.Garbine Muguruza, at any rate, would take part in a female counterpart.
The WTA Premier 5 Tournament in Wuhan for Garbine Muguruza was a sporting event after the defeat of Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter-finals, but the Spaniard still likes to live up to her responsibility as the number one in the sector – even if only verbally.Responding to the idea of setting up a female counterpart to the Laver Cup, Muguruza was extremely impressed.
“I just love it when people come to see tennis and the stadiums are full,”says the world’s number one.An experience she could not have had in Wuhan, for example.The Center Court, which had 15,000 fans, was very rarely visited, and a similar phenomenon had already occurred in Guangzhou the week before.Nevertheless, Muguruza explained:”It would be fantastic if we could do something like this for the ladies.
There could be problems on the schedule side.Agnieszka Radwanska, a lady who has been on tour for many years, just her 500th birthday.After winning the second singles match, the team complained about the stress suffered by the players on Wednesday.The women’s Asian tour of the women’s event will start before the men’s that week in Chengdu and Shenzhen – finding a venue outside of Asia, if the event should take place parallel to the Laver Cup, could be rather difficult.
It is also questionable, however, whether the popularity of the top players is comparable to that of the men’s – driving horses like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who, although they are well paid, are not easy to find in the service of good cause.Especially now that Serena Williams sees herself busy off the pitch.
After all: From a sporting point of view, an event according to the same pattern would certainly have its appeal – as the ladies are much more balanced between Europe and the rest of the world.If Serena can temporarily release herself from her maternal duties.