"Can't believe they just photoshopped everyone with no chance of qualifying out": Tennis fans notice brutal image crop after WTA Finals announcement

Fans on social media have noticed an image crop in the announcement of the WTA Finals in Cancun.

The recent confirmation of the WTA Finals' location in Cancun has stirred reactions among fans. With the event just two months away, the WTA has finally revealed that the Mexican city will host the prestigious tournament.

The tournament will feature the top eight players who have accumulated the most points throughout the season. To promote the event, a photo shoot from the 2022 finals was used, but the presence of three players was notably removed, specifically those who are furthest from qualifying.

The image included Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, and Ons Jabeur, all of whom are currently within the top 8 (with Sabalenka and Swiatek already qualified for the tournament).

Excluded from the photo were Daria Kasatkina (ranked 13th), Maria Sakkari (ranked 15th), and Caroline Garcia (ranked 25th), all of whom are currently distant from contention for spots in the WTA Finals.

As of now, in addition to the aforementioned top players, Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, and Karolina Muchova would be the ones attending the tournament. Jabeur would be the eighth qualifier if the race ended today, with a 500-point difference from Madison Keys, who has had an impressive campaign in the US Open.

Fans reacted to the image Tennis Channel posted, which featured only five of the players who participated in 2022:

“Cant believe they just photoshopped everyone with no chance of qualifying out”

"The other three in current Top 8 are much way better actually. Those five plus Rybakina, Vondrousova and Muchova all are legit," some user wrote

"Nope, by shear luck the original will just crop. Still cruel,"

They just zoomed and centered the original photo. Caro Maria and Dasha were on the left and right sides of the photo anyways…"