{"id":294939,"date":"2023-05-09T21:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=294939"},"modified":"2023-05-09T22:59:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T22:59:15","slug":"never-in-my-life-star-fumes-at-disappointing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=294939","title":{"rendered":"'Never in my life': Star fumes at 'disappointing' act"},"content":{"rendered":"

World No.3 Jessica Pegula has added her voice to those denouncing the organisers of the Madrid Open<\/a> after a decision was made to ban the customary speeches after the women's doubles final<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the end of the match, which saw Victoria Azarenka<\/a> and Beatriz Haddad-Maia defeat Coco Gauff<\/a> and Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-4, both pairs were presented their trophies but not given the opportunity to speak.<\/p>\n

In a bizarre twist, the finalists of the men's doubles match, as well as both singles events, were allowed to give speeches after their matches.<\/p>\n

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\"Runners<\/p>\n

In response, Pegula was scathing of the choice to silence the women.<\/p>\n

"I don't know what century everyone was living in when they made that decision," she said.<\/p>\n

\ufeff"Or how they had a conversation and decided, 'Wow, this is a great decision and there's going to be no-backlash against this'.<\/p>\n

"I've never heard in my life we wouldn't be able to speak. It was really disappointing. In a $10,000 final you would speak.<\/p>\n

"It spoke for itself. We were upset when it happened and told during the trophy ceremony we weren't able to speak. It kind of proved a point."<\/p>\n

Pegula's doubles partner \ufeffGauff took to Twitter to voice her frustrations.<\/p>\n

"Twitter format doesn't allow me to say everything I would've said during the speech if we had one," she wrote.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/CocoGauff\/status\/1655249427861307397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

While winner Azarenka said the situation was "hard to explain" to her six-year-old son Leo when she was unable to address him in her victory speech.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Event organisers are yet to give a reason for cutting the speeches.<\/p>\n

The tournament also faced heavy criticism for its use of models – both male and female – in lieu of ballkids<\/a> in more high-profile matches.<\/p>\n

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