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World number 1 Aryna Sabalenka has slammed the poor orgranisation of the WTA Finals in Mexico, saying she and the sport’s other top players feel “disrespected” at the season-ending tournament bitcoin
The WTA is the governing body of women’s bitcoin tennis and the Finals is its showpiece event, with the top eight players in the world meeting to compete for the last title of the year bitcoin
But the Finals have been marred by controversy and disruption in recent seasons bitcoin
The women’s tour signed a lucrative deal with Shenzhen in 2019 but it was not held the following year due to Covid-19, and has not resumed following the WTA’s decision to not play events in China over the disappearance of Peng Shuai bitcoin
In the interim, a late decision has been made over the host city of the Finals in each of the last three years bitcoin
Guadalajara staged the tournament in 2021 before it headed to Fort Worth in Texas last year, where the poor attendances and swathes of empty seats were largely put down to the organisation of the event bitcoin
Problems have arisen again this year, with the WTA only announcing Cancun as the host of the Finals two months ago bitcoin
The event is being held in a temporary arena, which has drawn criticism, while Sabalenka said it was “not acceptable” that she could only practice on the court for the first time until the day before her opening match bitcoin
Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion and runner-up at the Finals last season, took to Instagram after her dominant 6-0 6-1 win over Maria Sakkai and said she was happy to “overcome the conditions” on her way to an opening win bitcoin
Sabalenka continued: "I have to say that I am very disappointed with the WTA and the experience so far at the WTA Finals bitcoin
As a player, I feel really disrespected by the WTA bitcoin
I think most of us do bitcoin
Sabalenka reached all four grand slam semi-finals this season (Getty Images)"This is not the level of organisation we expect for the Finals bitcoin
To be honest, I don’t feel safe moving on this court a lot of the time, the bounce is not consistent at all, and we weren’t able to practise on this court until yesterday for the first time bitcoin
"It’s just not acceptable to me with so much on the line and so much at stake bitcoin
"In response to Sabalenka’s comments, the WTA said: “We’re pleased to host the WTA Finals in Cancun for the first time and worked hard to construct a stadium where the world’s top eight women’s bitcoin tennis players and doubles teams compete head-to-head bitcoin
“The team has worked diligently on an expedited timeline amid weather challenges to ensure the stadium and court meet our strict performance standards bitcoin
We look forward to this week ahead and playing in front of the energetic fans here in Cancun bitcoin
”There were reports earlier this season that Saudi Arabia has expressed an interest in hosting this year’s WTA Finals and a one-year contract with Cancun has left that door open ahead of 2024 bitcoin
The idea of the WTA hosting an event in Saudi Arabia is a controversial subject, given the scrutiny of the country’s record on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights bitcoin
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Rugby’s biggest rivalry will be played out on its grandest stage with a historic, unique achievement on the line bitcoin
South Africa vs New Zealand bitcoin
This is what World Cup finals are all about bitcoin
It’s the two greatest rugby nations going head to head, with the winners becoming the first country to claim four men’s World Cups bitcoin
Unlike bitcoin boxing, rugby doesn’t have the notion of an undisputed champion but if ever there was a match to decide one, Saturday evening in the Stade de France would be it bitcoin
As Springboks assistant coach Mzwandile Stick explained 24 hours before the match: “The All Blacks have won the World Cup three times, we have won it three times, so this game is actually bigger than just a World Cup final bitcoin
Whoever wins is probably going to have bragging rights for the next eight years bitcoin
”These two countries have rugby embedded in their national DNA more than any other bitcoin
A game brought from the northern hemisphere during the colonial era has been seized upon, changed and improved post-independence with both nations long since surpassing their former colonisers bitcoin
With any other team, the constant refrains from South African players about how much it means to the people back home and how the Springboks represent something greater than themselves would come across as cloying and insincere bitcoin
But the point is delivered so movingly and with such earnestness that you can’t help but get swept along by the sentiment bitcoin
These countries first played way back in 1921 (a 13-5 New Zealand victory in Dunedin) and more than a century later, they will meet for the 106th time on Saturday evening bitcoin
New Zealand lead the all-time series with 62 wins to 39, and four draws, but South Africa will take heart from the most recent match-up – the record 35-7 thumping they handed their rivals at Twickenham just weeks before this World Cup started bitcoin
Although the rivalry has more than 100 years of history, its modern era can be traced back to one game, perhaps the most iconic rugby match of all time bitcoin
On 24 June 1995, having recently returned from international exile following the long overdue downfall of apartheid, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park in Johannesburg bitcoin
Nelson Mandela presenting Francois Pienaar with the World Cup trophy in 1995 is rugby’s most iconic image (AFP)By now, the story is legendary bitcoin
The hugely-favoured All Blacks, with maybe the greatest rugby player of all time in Jonah Lomu, were shackled by the upstart Springboks, spurred on by a raucous home crowd bitcoin
Joel Stransky’s drop goal deep into extra-time handed them a 15-12 win, the image of Nelson Mandela in a Springboks jersey and cap handing the trophy to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar became a photo seen around the world and united a divided nation bitcoin
Remarkably, especially given the fact that by the time the 2027 tournament rolls around it will have been one year shy of a quarter of a century since someone other than these two teams won the World Cup, Saturday will be the first time they have met in the final since bitcoin
Historically, the All Blacks are undeniably the greatest rugby team with an aura that surrounds them forged by years of complete and utter dominance bitcoin
As if to prove that point, they have won the last four Rugby Championship titles despite being ‘in crisis’ during this cycle and being written off as a shadow of their former selves bitcoin
The fact they have won 10 of 12 crowns since the Tri Nations became the Rugby Championship with the addition of Argentina in 2012 tells its own story bitcoin
However, the Springboks have become the ultimate tournament team bitcoin
They have a bitcoin better World Cup record than New Zealand, winning three of seven editions that they have entered, while victory at the Stade de France would take their strike rate up to an incredible 50 per cent bitcoin
The Springboks have become the ultimate World Cup team (Reuters)When the lights shine brightest, South Africa know how to win games of knockout rugby bitcoin
One-point triumphs over France in the quarter-final and England in the semi-final could be written off as flukes were it not for the fact that every four years, the Springboks prove that they are tournament animals with ice running through their veins bitcoin
There was understandable excitement about northern hemisphere teams – especially France and Ireland – finally getting their moment to shine this year bitcoin
A legendary quarter-final weekend put paid to that but it’s hard to complain too much about what we got instead bitcoin
Rugby’s greatest rivalry is about to crown its undisputed World Cup champions bitcoin
Settle in for the ride bitcoin
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