After being defeated in the second round of the 2024
Australian Open,
Caroline Wozniacki believes it is inevitable that the WTA Finals will end up in Saudi Arabia albeit she believes it is a good chance to exact change albeit understanding their human rights breaches.
Many players have been asked about this subject especially with Rafael Nadal being made an ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation which was the crux of the question and has been for most players. But Wozniacki took a similar slant to Iga Swiatek when asked in making it also about the WTA with rumours continuing to float around surrounding the end of year tournament.
Albeit with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova also penning an open letter in the last 24 hours to the WTA in order to get the likely move to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia stopped or at the very least actually put on the table and considered instead of following the riches that the Saudi people are pumping into sport currently.
For Wozniacki, her campaign in Melbourne ended during the night as Maria Timofeeva 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in favour of the Russian qualifier who did for the former champion who will now not play until Indian Wells with no desire herself to head to the Middle East.
"Honestly, I haven't read much up on Rafa and what he's doing, but obviously Saudi is coming into sports in a very strong way. I think both in golf and football or soccer and now in tennis," she said.
"I think it's inevitable that that's going to happen, and I think when that does happen, I think we have a chance to make a change and do something good there," she continued.
"I obviously realize, you know, the human rights and everything else, but I think when it's inevitable that they have so much money to put into sports, I think when you're put in that situation, you can maybe change, make a change and do something positive."
