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- Madrid Open organisers apologise for stopping speeches
- Azarenka hits out after being one of those directly affected
Victoria Azarenka has described the Madrid Open’s decision to silence players by cancelling their speeches after the women’s doubles final as “unacceptable”.
It is part of a backlash to what occurred in the Spanish capital on Sunday and has led to tournament organisers issuing a public apology to the players involved.
Written by Tumaini Carayol in Rome
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/11/madrid-open-admit-silencing-womens-doubles-finalists-was-a-mistake-tennis under the title “‘Unacceptable’: Victoria Azarenka takes aim at silencing of female tennis players”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
