Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has joined world number one Aryna Sabalenka in hitting out at the WTA and the state of the court at the season-ending Finals in Cancun.
Sabalenka on Sunday said she felt “disrespected” by the WTA, the governing body for women’s tennis, saying that the hastily built court in the Mexican resort was “not safe”.The Czech Republic’s Vondrousova agreed, writing on Instagram: “My first WTA Finals is not at all what I imagined.
“Stadium is not at all ready for the matches and to me it feels like the people from WTA are absolutely not interested in how we – who are supposed to play on that court – feel,” wrote the 24-year-old.She’s following in Sabalenka’s footsteps. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sabalenka had trounced Maria Sakkari 6-0 6-1 in her opening match of the group-stage, but still unloaded on the WTA.
“As a player I feel disrespected by the WTA. I think most of us do. This is not the level of organisation we expect for the Finals.The biggest stars in women’s tennis are in Cancun. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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