Women's tour doubles fines for late withdrawals
16th Nov 2006, 10:45 GMT
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The WTA will double fines on players pulling out of events without adequate notice as part of a series of rule changes dealing with the increasing number of late withdrawals by top players on the women's tennis tour.
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