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Saudi ambassador Princess Rema Bandar Al Saud has issued a strong response to Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova’s criticism regarding the possibility of the WTA Finals going to Saudi Arabia, slamming the tennis legends for using “an outdated stereotype” and telling them to “get your facts straight.”
Although there were strong rumors indicating that the 2023 WTA Finals would take place in Saudi Arabia, nothing happened in the end. However, the talks between Saudi Arabia and the WTA have continued in 2024 as the two sides appear to be on the verge of agreeing on a multiyear deal to bring the WTA Finals to the Kingdom.
As the talks of the WTA Finals going to Saudi Arabia are intensifying, the criticism from those opposing tennis going to the Kingdom also became louder. One of those who oppose the WTA Finals going to Saudi Arabia are Evert and Navratilova, who called that potential move something that would mark “a significant regression” for women’s tennis.
Princess Reema, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US, wasn’t impressed at all by the views and remarks that were presented by Evert and Navratilova in their column.
“As a woman who has dedicated her life to the cause of women, it pained me deeply to read a column…
