Barty party put on 持つ／拘留する in Brisbane
Not even Ashleigh Barty's status as arguably Australia's most popular 競技者 has 妨げるd the world No.1 from playing second fiddle in Brisbane.
Barty won't play her first match of the Australian summer until Thursday as the ATP Cup group 行う／開催する／段階s 終わりにする／要約する in Brisbane on Wednesday.
The late start means the 23-year-old will start her season with what could be a gruelling four matches in four days if she reaches Sunday's final.
The men's teams tournament has held a monopoly on the main 円形競技場 in Brisbane, with some of the biggest 指名するs in women's tennis 軍隊d to start their years on outside 法廷，裁判所s.
Although 理解できる on the part of organisers to 持つ／拘留する off on Barty's season opener until centre 法廷，裁判所 is 利用できる to the women's event, the sideshow feel to the 開始 days of the tournament has been a hot topic of discussion.
Defending Australian Open 支持する／優勝者 and world No.3 Naomi Osaka began her season in the 親族 obscurity of Brisbane's Stadium 法廷，裁判所 on Tuesday, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing a hard-fought three-始める，決める 勝利，勝つ over Greece's Maria Sakkari.
It's a 状況／情勢 American Sloane Stephens believes showed a 欠如（する） of a 尊敬（する）・点.
"When you're a No.1 player in the world who is going to play on the 味方する 法廷，裁判所, I don't think that that's 広大な／多数の／重要な," the 2017 US Open 支持する／優勝者 said after an 開始 一連の会議、交渉／完成する loss to ロシアの qualifier Liudmila Samsonova.
"I think it's 肉親，親類d of a 尊敬（する）・点 thing. We just weren't in the conversation to even be considered.
"It was what the ATP 手配中の，お尋ね者, they got what they 手配中の，お尋ね者, girls to the 味方する, that's 肉親，親類d of how it always is.
"I think it's unfortunate, but we play and we do what we do and hopefully next year there will be some 調整s."
二重の Wimbledon 支持する／優勝者 Petra Kvitova also wasn't impressed after （人命などを）奪う，主張するing a 2-6 6-1 6-0 first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する 勝利，勝つ over ロシアの Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on the stadium 法廷，裁判所 on Tuesday night.
"I just feel that it's 肉親，親類d of weird that the ATP Cup 押し進めるd us to the outside 法廷，裁判所s," the world No.7 said.
"I just don't feel it's pretty fair. I just feel a bit sad for the women's field."
Australian 退役軍人 Samantha Stosur, who earlier in the week said it was a "bit rough" on 女性（の） players and fans to be relegated to the outside 法廷，裁判所s, will play her second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する fixture on Wednesday against American eighth seed Madison 重要なs.
Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova, who like Barty has a first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する bye, will also have to wait until Thursday to play her first match against Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic.
