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“The outcome showed this was clearly not the case and was unacceptable for a World Tennis Tour event, along with being unfortunate for the player,” the spokesperson added. <\/p>\n
“We acknowledge proportionate measures must be taken to prevent this happening again. We are exploring ways to ensure that, by assessing the process of awarding wildcards with consideration to a minimum playing standards requirement to compete at a WTT event.”<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Tennis Kenya acknowledged Abdelkader should not have been allowed to play, but said she had been given a wildcard spot at the last minute following the withdrawal of another player. <\/p>\n
The organisation said she was permitted to enter to maintain a balance of players and nations represented in the tournament, but said that in hindsight she should not have been allowed to play.<\/p>\n
Both Abdelkader and Schaedel have been offered support by Tennis Kenya “given the extent and nature of coverage of this match”.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian Tennis Federation, meanwhile, said it had no records relating to Abdelkader, and said she had never been affiliated with the organisation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n