"Do better for your players WTA": Kvitova latest to lament scheduling woes after late China Open finish

Monday, 02 October 2023 at 18:16

Petra Kvitova celebrates her Miami Open title after beating Rybakina in the final

Petra Kvitova lamented WTA scheduling which once again came under fire during the China Open after she finished late on in a thriller against Wang Xiyu.

Kvitova played both her opening two matches with very little time apart with multiple first-round matches still pending meaning that it had to be rushed through.

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She looked visibly drained as she took on Liudmila Samsonova and battled exhaustion after a three-hour thriller. She called the WTA to do better. She mooted that there needed to be a fairer solution in order to solve similar issues.

"Far from ideal to finish my match at the @ChinaOpen, at 1am and then be back on the schedule at NB 5:30pm the next day when some first round matches had yet to be played. I have always played the sport with huge respect and rarely speak out, but this time I feel strongly…" Kvitova wrote on Twitter.

""Enough to say that there *has* to have been a fairer option. Please do better for your players @WTA," she concluded.

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enough to say that there *has* to have been a fairer option. Please do better for your players @WTA

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