"To not have it as perfect, it seems a little bit out of balance": Jimmy Connors slams WTA Finals execution as 'unacceptable'

Jimmy Connors criticized the judicial fiasco of the 2023 WTA Finals following complaints from Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka.

With only the grand final left to determine who will take the title in Cancun, Jessica Pegula advanced to the final by defeating her compatriot Coco Gauff in the semifinals, and the 4-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek eliminated the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

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The tournament has not met expectations due to poor court conditions and the lack of adequate facilities, leading to complaints from some of the participants, including Elena Rybakina and Sabalenka.

Former world No. 1 Jimmy Connors found the situation in Cancun unacceptable and criticized the WTA for choosing the Mexican city as the location for the Finals, especially given the recent hurricane in the area:

"To leave it, you know, to the day before, two days before where the stands aren't up and the courts have not been put down right." Jimmy Connors said. "A lot of the things that go along with that that maybe haven't been accomplished, that's unacceptable."

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"If they're gonna agree to have a tournament in our there, especially that important, you know, it's a year-end finals for the ladies, you know, which is a big important event to not have it as perfect, it seems a little out of balance," he added.

"It seems kind of, you know, crazy to go to Cancun and especially with, just what happened through Acapulco," 8-times Grand Slam champion said.

"The hurricane that went through there. And listen, even if it's the last minute deal, when I had the senior tour, I know what it's like to put up seats and and stands and put," he continued. "And do all that and and you need a little leeway to do all that but but you know, it's doable," Connors concluded.

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