## I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

e) In applying the tie-breaking procedures, a conduct default or retirement shall count as a straight-set win or loss. However, games won or lost in matches with the defaulting or retiring player shall not be counted in the percentage of games won. A player who retires during the round robin because of illness or injury may continue in the competition if it is approved by the tournament Doctor. 

Comment: This prevents a scenario where a player knows he only needs to win 1 set to qualify for the semi-finals from retiring once he has won a set. 

f) Any player who is defaulted pursuant to the ATP Code during the round robin competition shall be defaulted from all other matches in the Championship and ATP default provisions shall apply, except for the following circumstanc - es: 

i) The loss of physical condition; or 

ii) Dress and Equipment. 

g) Any player who withdraws from any round robin match after the first round shall not be eligible for the single elimination competition. 

## F. Single Elimination Competition 

1) The winner of each group shall be placed in separate semi-final brackets. The runner-up of each group shall be placed in the semi-final bracket with the winner of the opposite group. 

2) The event shall be completed with a single elimination competition for the semi- finals and final. 

3) There shall be a playoff between the losers of the two semi-final matches for the third and fourth place positions. 

## G.Prize Money 

Final standings at the end of the tournament shall determine the prize money earned. 

## H.Conditions of Play 

The conditions of play will be finalized and announced following the 2021 US Open. 

remaining two players both advance to the semi-finals with the winner of their head-to-head match advancing as the group winner. 

Comment 6: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, all have played 3 matches and all 3 have set won-loss records of 5-4 (55.56%). In this case, we move to % of games won. The % of games won breaks down like this: 44-40 for 52.38%, 45-43 for 51.14% and 44-43 for 50.57%. This produces a 1, 2 and 3 order of the group and the number 1 player in % of games won is the group winner while the player finishing 2nd in % of games won advances to the semi-finals as the group runner-up. The player with the 3rd best % of games won is eliminated. 

## V. PERSONNEL 

## 5.01 Tournament Director 

## A.Appointment 

1) A tournament may change the Tournament Director named in the tournament application by submitting the proposed change to the ATP Board for approval. 

2) The ATP Board may require a tournament to change the Tournament Director upon a finding that such Tournament Director has failed to or refused to comply with any provision of ATP’s rules and regulations. 

## B.Responsibilities 

Each Tournament Director shall: 

1) Act in cooperation with ATP staff on-site. 

2) Be responsible for tournament compliance with all rules and regulations. 

3) Not go on court during a match (including warm-up) or otherwise become in - volved in any Code of Conduct matter. 

NOTE:  Tournament Directors are prohibited from playing in their own event (Tour Policy). 

## 5.02 Tour Manager 

## A.Appointment 

ATP shall provide a Tour Manager for each ATP Tour tournament. 

## B.Responsibilities 

1) The Tour Manager shall be present for all sign-ins. 

2) The Tour Manager shall be present at the making of all draws. 

3) The Tour Manager shall act as the player representative for all aspects of the tournament, including as a member of the scheduling committee. 

## 5.03 Public Relations (“PR”) 

## A.Appointment 

1) ATP will provide a PR representative for each ATP Tour tournament to coordinate advance publicity, help organize facilities and provide media assistance on-site. 

## B.Responsibilities 

1) The PR representative shall liaise with journalists, players and sponsors. 

2) The PR representative shall organize and supervise post-match press confer - ences. (See ATP Addendum, page 374) 

3) The PR representative shall coordinate exclusive interviews. 

4) The PR representative shall provide statistical and biographical information to journalists. 

5) The PR representative shall disseminate information to international journalists. 

6) The PR representative shall suggest story lines to journalists. 

