Wait, There Are MORE Changes?

Apparently the WTA isn't done fiddling with the tour schedule, and if they think the top ladies are pissed now, wait until they see the reaction if these plans come to pass.  According to Matt Cronin at TennisReporters.net:

As reported her before and now clarified by Court Coverage, the tour is proposing to up the 28 draws up to 32 and eliminate four byes, which the seeds are not going to be happy about. A-plus events in Madrid and are proposed to be 64 draws, not 56 draws with eight byes, which the top players are going to be less than pleased about, given that Madrid is next to mandatory Rome, and Beijing is next to Tokyo. How is that a reduction in wear and tear on the player’s bodies? What you will not see next year, if these changes come to pass, is, for example, the top players doing promotional work like they were doing earlier in Linz this week – visiting a steel factory for a sponsor.

I don't really understand the logic here.  If you want to increase sponsorship money then you have to guarantee that top players play, right?  Ok, that's all fine and good, but what if the top players are getting dumped out early at tourneys because you're giving them no recover?  No byes?  That's pretty stupid, especially when you line up back to back tournaments.

If you want a tournament to be successful and make money you have to not only ensure that the top players play but also that they stick around and get deep in tournaments.  It's great if Masha, Ana, Serena, and Dinara are the top four seeds at the tourney.  But if the final is between Srebotnik and Azarenka, I guarantee you you're going to have problems selling tickets