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23 e. Late Withdrawal Any player who withdraws after the deadline for withdrawal shall be subject to the sanctions provided in the Grand Slam Code of Conduct. f. No Play After Late Withdrawal If a player withdraws from the singles event after the singles withdrawal date for any reason, he may not play in any other tournament or special event during the period of the tournament or compete in the doubles event of the tournament, unless expressly authorised by the GSB. A violation of this Section shall be punishable by the sanctions set forth in the Code. g. One Tournament During Grand Slam Tournament Once a player enters a Grand Slam Tournament and is accepted into the Main Draw of singles or signs in the Qualifying competition, he cannot be committed to any other tournament during the period of that Grand Slam Tournament, unless expressly authorised by the GSB. 2. Singles Main Draw Each Grand Slam Tournament shall specify the time and place that the Referee shall publicly make the singles draw. The draw shall be composed as follows: a. Direct Acceptances Players who are accepted directly in the draw by virtue of their computer singles ranking. The computer ranking to be used shall be that dated approximately forty-two (42) days prior to the commencement of the tournament. b. Wild Cards Players who are included in the draw at the sole discretion of the individual Grand Slam Tournament Committee. Wild Cards may be seeded. Wild Cards must be named at the time the draw is made and Wild Cards that withdraw or default may not be replaced with new Wild Cards after the draw is made, except as provided under Section f. iii. herein. Such position shall be filled by the next eligible person on the entry list, or if the Qualifying competition has commenced, it shall be filled by the eligible Lucky Loser. The Qualifying competition commences when the first ball of the first Qualifying match is struck. No player may be named as a Wild Card who has competed in the Qualifying competition of that tournament. c. Qualifiers Players who are included in the draw as a result of their success in a Qualifying competition. If the Main Draw is made prior to the completion of a Qualifying competition, it shall include the appropriate number of qualifying

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