Cancun chaos seemingly explained, roof of initial WTA Finals venue was too low for use before new stadium was built last minute
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There has been some controversy regarding the venue for the 2023 WTA Finals, with several countries in contention before Cancun, Mexico was finally selected to host the event.
The WTA Finals is an annual year-ending event, which sees the top 8 singles players and 8 doubles teams compete for the prestigious crown. An event of such magnitude should be held at a premier location, however several of the players involved have openly complained about the facilities.
Background information revealed regarding subpar infrastructure
With players like World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka stating she felt "unsafe" when moving on the courts, it came to light that the tennis facility was hastily built. This was due to the roofing at the initial venue being deemed too low for tennis, and thus a new tennis facility had to be constructed.
Bartek Ignalik, a sports journalist with Canal+ Poland, revealed this information on social media, adding a photo of the original venue. With the WTA Finals location being chosen at the last minute, the organizers were forced in a race against time as they struggled to build a new stadium.
Yesterday I wrote: "We especially do not want to hear a lame corporate press release or statement." Guess what? That's exactly the statement they released last night. Corporate bullshit, basically saying they think it's fine -- "up to our professional standards". So if a spongy carpet (like the floors in WTA's state-of-the-art offices) is one's "professional standard" then the players must be full of crap?
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