VII. THE COMPETITION VII. THE COMPETITION F. Rain  Decision: No. The Wednesday start provisions indicated in the ATP  Rulebook only apply to Main Draw Singles, Main Draw Doubles and  Mixed Doubles. If because of rain, etc., a tournament cannot be completed within the tournament  week, then, at the option of the tournament, one (1) extra day shall be allowed. The  Supervisor shall approve the commencement times for matches on the extra day,  which shall then be scheduled during the morning or early afternoon. No further ex - tension of the tournament shall be permitted without the approval of ATP. Case: A tournament with an approved and announced Saturday  final is interrupted by weather so that the final is scheduled for Sun - day. If adverse weather on Sunday prevents the match from being  played, may the tournament be extended to Monday at the option of  the tournament? Decision:  No. For a tournament with a Saturday final the tour - nament week would end on Saturday and the one (1) extra day  allowed at the option of the tournament would be Sunday. It must  be noted however that if play cannot be completed on Sunday then  ATP would consider approving Monday play only in the case where  all parties (tournament & all players) request to finish on Monday. G.Rest Periods - Minimums and Guidelines 1) Between Main Draw and Prior Week’s Tournament(s) . Before scheduling  matches for the first day of play, the Supervisor must contact the Supervisor(s),  Referee(s) or Tour Manager(s) of the preceding week’s tournament(s) to deter - mine to what extent players still competing may have difficulties in arriving for  play. To the extent possible, and providing it does not jeopardize the fairness  of scheduling and the completion of his tournament, matches should be sched - uled so that each player with reasonable difficulties can be accommodated. The  Supervisor shall whenever possible give the player one full day’s rest between  his last match played in a previous week’s tournament or event and the play - er’s first match in the succeeding tournament, unless weather or unavoidable  circumstances have caused a schedule disruption or the player was a finalist in  a Monday or other delayed final. There shall be no first-round singles matches  scheduled to start on Wednesday in 32 draw outdoor tournaments without the  approval of ATP or on-site Supervisor. The on-site Supervisor shall consider ap - proving Wednesday starts only in the following circumstances: a) If a player is competing on the Sunday in a Grand Slam, ATP Tour, ATP Chal - lenger Tour, Davis Cup or ITF M 25 tournament, and the following week’s  tournament is on a different continent; or in a Monday Final on the same con - tinent. Davis Cup Ties on the same continent which are delayed until Monday  may also be considered. For the purposes of this rule the world is divided  into 7 distinct continents. They are Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Africa,  North America (including Central America) and South America. In such cases, the match must be scheduled early Wednesday and if the  player enters doubles, then he shall be required to play as determined by the  Supervisor. The criteria listed in a) above shall not apply in the case where a tournament  has been approved for a Saturday final. Case: A player competes in a Grand Slam Junior match on the final  Sunday. Is he eligible for a Wednesday start if his next tournament  is the following week and on a different continent? 152 153 b) Players shall not be scheduled for more than one (1) singles and one (1)  doubles match per day, unless weather or other unavoidable circumstances  have caused schedule disruptions. Completion of a match in progress shall  count as one (1) match. a)  Players shall not be scheduled to play in a match within twelve (12) hours  after completing his last match the preceding day. 3) Between Main Draw Matches. Decision:  Yes. The provision of not playing on Monday after playing  two qualifying matches on Sunday does not apply as there are no  Wednesday starts permitted. Case:  Due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, a player  played two singles qualifying matches on Monday in an outdoor  tournament. May he be scheduled for a main draw singles match on  Tuesday? g)  Any player who becomes a lucky loser may be scheduled to play on Monday  regardless of the number of matches that he has competed in on Sunday. Ex - cept, however, a player who played in three (3) matches on Sunday may only  play one (1) match (singles) on Monday. If the player is to be required to be  a doubles lucky loser or is scheduled to play a main draw doubles match, the  doubles match would be rescheduled when his team is inserted into the draw  unless the Supervisor determines the schedule shall be adversely affected. f)  If the final doubles qualifying match is scheduled for Monday, the main draw  doubles matches shall be scheduled no earlier than three (3) hours after the  final qualifying match. If the main draw doubles match should be scheduled  earlier, then it is understood that if a doubles lucky loser is required, the match  shall be re-scheduled with that lucky loser inserted. e)  If a player plays in one (1) singles qualifying and one (1) doubles qualifying  match on Sunday, then he can be scheduled to play in one (1) singles main  draw match on Monday. The singles match is to be scheduled early if that  player is also playing in a doubles qualifying match (final) on that Monday. d)  If a player plays in one (1) singles qualifying and two (2) doubles qualifying  matches on Sunday, then he shall not be scheduled to play on Monday. c) If a player plays in two (2) doubles qualifying matches on Sunday, then he can  be scheduled to play in either one (1) singles or one (1) doubles main draw  match on Monday. b)  If a player plays in two (2) singles qualifying matches on Sunday, then he  shall not be scheduled to play in a singles main draw match on Monday.  However, the player may be scheduled to play, if necessary, a doubles match  on Monday. a) If a player plays two (2) rounds of singles qualifying on the first day of quali - fying, then the scheduled start time of his final round of qualifying shall be no  earlier than eighteen (18) hours from the start time of his second qualifying  match. 2) Main Draw and Qualifying.  Other than in exceptional circumstances, no player  shall be required to play his first-round match in the singles main draw until at  least twelve (12) hours after the completion of his final qualifying match. The  following should also be considered: