体坛英语资讯：WTA founder, Federer, Nadal propose to merge ATP, WTA
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 22-- <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Billie">Billie</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rafael">Rafael</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merge">merge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>20 <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slams">Slams</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merger">merger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> ... <span word="am">am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span>?" <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="merging">merging</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="merging">merging</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2 <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> (<span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="tours">tours</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. #<span word="Onevoice">Onevoice</span>," <span word="King">King</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="echoing">echoing</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>.</p><p><span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="notion">notion</span>. "<span word="Hey">Hey</span> @<span word="rogerfederer">rogerfederer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span>," <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nadal">Nadal</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="merger">merger</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p>
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