Filed under: WTA, Tennis Injuries
There are rules that show authority and create order, and then there are pretend rules intended to make people think there is authority and order. It is a big difference, and I'm not sure exactly which ones are at play regarding Venus and Serena Williams, and whether they'll be eligible to play in the 2012 Olympics.What I do know is that the U.S. Federation Cup team will play Italy in the finals this weekend in San Diego, and the Williams sisters, as always, won't be there. They haven't played on the U.S. team since 2007.
The team regulars are Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber.
And I also know this: Fed Cup participation is supposedly -- under the rules -- used to determine who can be on the Olympic team. Yet the loyal U.S. Fed Cup players will no doubt take a back seat in Olympics, if allowed to play at all, to ...
Venus and Serena Williams.
First things first: I think the Williams sisters should be on the U.S. Olympic team. They have defined U.S. women's tennis for a decade.
But rules not only have direct meaning but also intent, and the players going by them are going to be left out of the Olympics.
Rules apply to some people more than they do to others. Here's what I mean:
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