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Duties and Procedures 2014 (English)

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D TOURNAMENT/MATCH COMMENCEMENT A tournament officially starts when the first serve of the first match is struck. A match officially starts when the first serve is struck. E PLAYERS' REST, MEDICAL AND TOILET BREAK 1 Between Tournaments If the ITF Supervisor/Referee receives notice from a player of the date and time of his/her last match played in a previous week's ITF sanctioned or recognised event, then the ITF Supervisor/Referee shall whenever possible give the player one day's full rest between such match and the player's first match in the succeeding tournament, unless weather or unavoidable circumstances have caused schedule disruption or unless the player was a finalist in a Monday or other delayed final. 2 Between Qualifying and Main Draw Other than in exceptional circumstances, no player shall be required to play his/her first round match in the singles main draw until at least twelve (12) hours after the completion of his/her final qualifying match. If a player plays two singles qualifying matches in one day, he/she should not be scheduled on the following day for his/her first round singles main draw match, unless such player is accepted into the tournament as a Lucky Loser. 3 Between Matches Except when weather or other unavoidable circumstances cause schedule disruption, players shall be scheduled for a maximum of one singles match and one doubles match per day, which shall not be scheduled less than twelve (12) hours after the completion of the last match of such player on the preceding day or round. Whenever it is necessary to schedule more than one match in the same day, such player shall, unless he/she is in singles and doubles finals to be played consecutively, be given the following minimum rest periods: • If played less than 1 hour ½ hour rest • If played between 1 and 1½ hour 1 hour rest • If played more than 1½ hour 1½ hours rest 4 Medical a. Medical Conditions A medical condition is a medical illness or a musculoskeletal injury that warrants medical evaluation and/or medical treatment by the Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer (also known as the Primary Health Care Provider) during the warm-up or the match. • Treatable Medical Conditions o Acute medical condition: the sudden development of a medical illness or musculoskeletal injury during the warm-up or the match that requires immediate medical attention. o Non-acute medical condition: a medical illness or musculoskeletal injury that develops or is aggravated during the warm-up or the match and requires medical attention at the changeover or set break. 11

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