Victoria Azarenka slams ‘unacceptable’ cures by Madrid Open amid sexism row

There was message and cake controversy within competition with runners-right up Jessica Pegula and you may Coco Gauff some of those vital of your disease

Brand new silencing of your doubles finalists try the final straw when you look at the a competition that came not as much as flames to own sexism towards the several membership

Just after four times of ailment, on Thursday the Madrid Open ultimately given an enthusiastic apology to have past weekend’s Public relations disaster, hence spotted this new finalists of your women’s increases hearalded offstage instead the standard speeches, and you can guaranteed that “This will not ever happen again.”

Speaking out of Rome to your Thursday, Azarenka – which acquired the doubles feel inside the Madrid that have companion Beatriz Haddad Maia which is a singing person in the latest WTA member panel – accepted this new apology but was still rankled from the event.

“How it happened regarding increases are completely improper,” Azarenka advised new Guardian after her second-round make an impression on Sloane Stephens from the Italian Unlock. “There are many conversations, needless to say, internally, out of what happened and i also like to see how occurring and you may what are the outcomes ones decisions. Thus for this reason I do not should make unnecessary statements. Daha fazlasını oku