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2015 Pro Circuit Rulebook - English

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86 ITF Women's Circuit If blood has spilled onto the court or its immediate vicinity, play must not resume until the blood spill has been cleaned appropriately. g. Vomiting If a player is vomiting, the Chair Umpire must stop play if vomiting has spilled onto the court, or if the player requests medical evaluation. If the player requests medical evaluation, then the Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP must determine if the player has a treatable medical condition, and if so, whether the medical condition is acute or non-acute. If vomiting has spilled onto the court, play must not resume until the vomit spill has been cleaned appropriately. h. Physical Incapacity During a match, if there is an emergency medical condition and the player(s) involved is/are unable to make a request for a Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP, the Chair Umpire shall immediately call for the Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP and Tournament Doctor to assist the player. Either before or during a match, if a player is considered by the Tournament Doctor and/or Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP to be unable physically to compete, or poses a sufficiently serious health risk to other players, officials or Tournament staff, the Tournament Doctor and/or Sports Medicine Trainer/PHCP will inform the ITF Supervisor and recommend that the player is ruled unable to compete in the match to be played, or retired from the match in progress. The ITF Supervisor shall exercise discretion before taking any action under this rule and should base the decision on the best interests of the player and the sport, as well as taking all medical advice and any other information into consideration. As a precondition to returning to competition, whether at the same or subsequent event, players who have been ruled ineligible to compete under this rule may be required to provide evidence (whether medical or otherwise) that they are physically capable of competing and/or that they pose no health risk to other players, officials or Tournament staff. All such evidence shall be subject to approval by the ITF Supervisor/Referee, in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor and/or the ITF Sport Science & Medicine Commission. Subject to any other restrictions on participation, a player who has been ruled unable to compete under this rule may subsequently compete in another event at the same tournament, whether on the same or a subsequent day, provided that the Tournament Doctor determines that all preconditions for returning to competition have been met. If this rule is applied in a nation where it is inconsistent with the national law, then the national law will prevail.

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