Dissatisfaction with the women's tour has been simmering in recent months and has boiled over at the WTA Finals in Cancun
If you’d like to follow our new tennis coverage, please . Aryna Sabalenka had had enough. After nearly a month of unsatisfying contact with leaders of the WTA Tour, the world No 1 finally cut loose Sunday night in Cancun, Mexico, following her opening-night victory over Maria Sakkari, complaining about her safety on a tennis court that she had barely had time to practice on before her match.
Ahmad Nassar, the executive director of the PTPA, expressed that sentiment in a letter he sent to Simon one week ago, which The Athletic has also seen. In that letter, Nassar noted Simon had told him the WTA leaders wanted to speak directly with its athletes, without their agents, coaches or other outside influences.
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