Aryna Sabalenka cried with WTA afterbeat María Sakkari in her first match (6-0 and 6-1). Through a statement on his social networks, he highlighted the deficiencies surrounding the tournament.
“I am very disappointed with the WTA and the experience we are having with the WTA Finals. As I already said in my last press conference, as a player I have felt that the WTA disrespected me. I think most of us have felt that way,” says Sabalenka.
The number of women’s tennis shows, as Ons Jabeur already did, that They have not had time to train on the court that hosts the matches. “This is not the level of organization that one expects for a tournament like this. I do not feel safe moving on this court, the bounce of the ball is not consistent at all, in addition to not having had the option of being able to train on the central court for the first time until one day before the start of the tournament. This is not acceptable in a situation where so much is at stake.“.
The WTA Finals court has been temporarily built on the grounds of a luxury hotel and it wasn’t ready until the day before the tournament started. The players were only able to access it this Saturday. Sabalenka already referred to this situation in the press conference prior to the first day of competition: “I am not happy that we have not been able to train on the court where the matches will be played. We had about an hour to test it. This is not the level of the WTA Finals”.
Sabalenka focused her criticism on the WTA and saved the local tournament organizers from burning. “I would like to show my appreciation to everyone who helped get this track built at the last minute and to everyone working on the event this week. I know perfectly well that the mistake is not his, so I want to make it very clear, just as it is not the mistake of all the Mexican fans who have come to see us,. “I am very happy to be in Mexico, but I also feel disappointed with the WTA and with this whole situation.”
2023-10-30 09:24:36
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