«Паршиво, правда?» Рубин не получит призовых за то, что заменил Кириоса в основе Уинстон-Сейлема

3.08 Prize Money
...Singles:
a) A player who withdraws from the main draw singles competition at an ATP
Tour or ATP Challenger Tour event after the start of the qualifying and prior to his
fi rst match shall receive fi rst round prize money (second round in the case of a
Bye) if the following conditions are met:
i) The player must be on-site at the time of the withdrawal and must be
declared unfi t to compete by the tournament doctor.
ii) Each player is limited to two (2) tournaments, non-consecutive, in a cal-
endar year where he may receive prize money for the on-site withdrawal.
iii) Players who have been out of competition due to long term injuries (30
days or more) and withdraw on-site become eligible for the provision to
receive prize money only after they have returned to competition and
competed in their fi rst event.
iv) Players who have been out of competition, for any reason, 60 days or
more and withdraw on-site become eligible for the provision to receive
prize money only after they have returned to competition and competed
in their fi rst event.
b) The Lucky Loser replacing a player who has withdrawn on-site shall receive
fi nal round qualifying prize money plus money earned in the main draw minus
the prize money paid to the withdrawing player.

Большинство низкорейтинговых игроков мечтают сыграть против топов.
Правило вели для того, чтобы травмированные игроки не выходили на корт лишь ради призовых.
Часто подобные игроки договаривались неофициально с возможным лакилузером, что он отдаст призовые за первый круг за предоставленное место.
Просто решили подобные отношения узаконить, что правильно, на мой взгляд.