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3 13 Make the draws for the qualifying and main competitions. 14 Post all sign-in documents (Qualifying, Main Draws, Alternates and Lucky Losers) in the ITF Supervisor/Referee's office with appropriate notices on the Official Bulletin Board. 15 Prepare the daily Order of Play with the matches scheduled on specific courts to follow each other consecutively without delay or, where appropriate, with the matches scheduled and clearly designated as "not before" a certain time. Once the Order of Play has been released it should not be changed. a Prior Tournament Prior to scheduling matches for the first day of play contact the Supervisor(s) /Referee(s) of the preceding week's tournaments to determine to what extent players still competing therein may have difficulties in arriving for play. To the extent possible and, providing it does not jeopardise the fairness of scheduling and the completion of the tournament, the ITF Supervisor/Referee should schedule matches so that players with reasonable difficulties can be reasonably accommodated. b Qualifying The qualifying event for singles should be scheduled for completion on the day before the commencement of play in the Main Draw, unless otherwise approved by the ITF. Matches should be scheduled so that a player will not be required to play more than two singles qualifying matches in the same day, except when weather or unavoidable circumstances cause schedule disruption. Whenever more than one round of qualifying must be played in one day, the order of play should conform to the sections of the draw. c Main Draws Players shall not be scheduled for more than one singles and one doubles match per day, unless weather or other unavoidable circumstances have caused schedule disruptions. A player's singles match on any particular day shall be scheduled before his/her doubles matches unless otherwise directed by the ITF Supervisor/Referee. 16 Ensure that clay and other loose surface courts are swept and lines cleaned before the start of all matches. 17 Decide if a court is fit for play. 18 Designate a specific area from which matches shall be called in accordance with the Order of Play using all available and reasonable means. Players must be ready to play when their matches are called. In unusual cases the ITF Supervisor/Referee shall determine when a match is to be called or when a match was in fact called. 19 Decide if to allow an extended warm-up period (normally ten (10) minutes) if players have had no possibility to practice before the start of matches due to bad weather. 20 Decide if a match should be moved to another court. If bad weather or other unavoidable circumstances cause disruption or suspension of a match in progress, then, if necessary to eliminate the possibility of a player having to play two singles matches in one day, or, if necessary to

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