As Indian Wells ends, tennis fans vent frustration at WTA social media coverage after bizarre delay in Sakkari Gauff result

Commentators and fans criticized the WTA for not updating the Indian Wells semifinal between Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari on their social media platforms. The official WTA channels had no videos or tweets of the match until several hours later, prompting fans to question whether the organization gives enough importance to the tour and its players.

For many, it seemed unbelievable that there were no updates considering the significance of the occasion, a WTA 1000 event and for many players and fans, the most relevant, often dubbed the "fifth Grand Slam."

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Tennis journalist Mario Boccardi expressed disbelief that such an important match was not updated by the WTA:

“I genuinely can't believe that the WTA official Twitter account still hasn't published anything about Maria Sakkari reaching a WTA 1000 final at the end of a great battle vs. the US Open champion and world #3 Gauff This is literally one of the biggest tournaments of the year...”

Mario Boccardi

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I genuinely can't believe that the WTA official Twitter account still hasn't published anything about Maria Sakkari reaching a WTA 1000 final at the end of a great battle vs. the US Open champion and world #3 Gauff This is literally one of the biggest tournaments of the year...

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“I couldn't believe it either. If Coco Gauff had won we all know it would 100% have been there. We just want a level playing field for ALL players. It's so disrespectful towards @mariasakkari,” some fan responded on X:

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I couldn't believe it either. If Coco Gauff had won we all know it would 100% have been there. We just want a level playing field for ALL players. It's so disrespectful towards @mariasakkari

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