Madrid Open CEO Gerard Tsobanian said the tournament was wrong and directly apologized to Cori Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia after the Madrid doubles final controversy. After Azarenka and Haddad Maia defeated Gauff and Pegula in the Madrid doubles final, neither of the two teams was given a chance to address the crowd and their opponents.
After receiving a strong backlash for their call, the Madrid Open organizers responded. “We sincerely apologise to all the players and fans who expect more of the Mutua Madrid Open tournament. Not giving our women’s doubles finalists the chance to address their fans at the end of the match was unacceptable and we have apologised directly to Victoria, Beatriz, Coco and Jessica.
We are working internally and with the WTA to review our protocols and are committed to improving our process moving forward. We made a mistake and this will not ever happen again,” Madrid Open CEO Tsobanian said in a statement.
…Coco and Jessica. We are working internally and with the WTA to review our protocols and are committed to improving our process moving forward. We made a mistake and this will not ever happen again.”
Gerard Tsobanian, CEO of the Mutua Madrid Open
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