"The Italians are a disgrace; No respect for players" - Fans react to Elena Rybakina and Anhelina Kalinina's Italian Open final scheduling disaster

Tennis fans have been left disappointed with the poor scheduling of the 2023 Italian Open final, which saw Elena Rybakina and Anhelina Kalinina start their contest very late at night. Many fans drew parallels between this scheduling mishap and that of the recently concluded Madrid Open.On Saturday, May 20, the men's semifinal matches were scheduled to take place before the women's singles final. Unfortunately, rain during the day caused the semifinal between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas to be interrupted several times before it finally concluded.As a result, the Italian Open women's singles final had to be pushed back, much to the disappointment of the fans. The scheduling mishap left fans feeling angry, frustrated, and discontented. Many took to social media to express their disappointment and outrage.One fan compared the situation to the events that unfolded at the Madrid Open and called it a &quot;shameful month for tennis&quot;.&quot;The organisers of both Madrid &amp; Rome should all be removed from their posts on Monday. Their utterly shambolic events have made this a shameful month for tennis,&quot; a fan said.James R Kennedy@CannyJimKenny@alizecornet @TennisPodcast @WTA The organisers of both Madrid &amp; Rome should all be removed from their posts on Monday. Their utterly shambolic events have made this a shameful month for tennis.6@alizecornet @TennisPodcast @WTA The organisers of both Madrid &amp; Rome should all be removed from their posts on Monday. Their utterly shambolic events have made this a shameful month for tennis.Another fan expressed their disappointment that the organizers had not learned from past mistakes and failed to listen to the players when they voiced their concerns about such issues.&quot;The last two tournaments have been disastrous! Such a horrible schedules. One would think they could learn from past and listen to players… Tonight did they forget about Kalinina? Wtf… yuppers,&quot; a tweet read.Iola M@IoCo50@alizecornet @WTA The last two tournaments have been disastrous! Such a horrible schedules. One would think they could learn from past and listen to players… Tonight did they forget about Kalinina? Wtf… yuppers@alizecornet @WTA The last two tournaments have been disastrous! Such a horrible schedules. One would think they could learn from past and listen to players… Tonight did they forget about Kalinina? Wtf… yuppersHere are a few more reactions from fans:ULTM8SerenaWilliamsf@ultm8swfans@WTA This makes no sense to start a final at 11 PM... Why couldn't they schedule both the women's and men's final on Sunday? #IBI2310@WTA This makes no sense to start a final at 11 PM... Why couldn't they schedule both the women's and men's final on Sunday? 😐 #IBI23Kyra | #5inRome 🇩🇰@atpwtathottiey’all are fvck£d in the head stop being so positive when you know YOUR players are being swept aside when there’s so much time to play tomorrow. twitter.com/wta/status/166…wta@WTARain, rain go awayWe've got a women's final to play!#IBI23226Rain, rain go awayWe've got a women's final to play!#IBI23 https://t.co/DYGayxZok8y’all are fvck£d in the head stop being so positive when you know YOUR players are being swept aside when there’s so much time to play tomorrow. twitter.com/wta/status/166…Elaine Mathews@ElaineEamathews@WTA Should have been played in between the men’s semis. Ridiculous to start a final at 11 pm. Not fair to the players.10@WTA Should have been played in between the men’s semis. Ridiculous to start a final at 11 pm. Not fair to the players.Zuza 🍓@ZuzaZuzanna21Listen, you really need to step up for your players because it’s another tournament with terrible scheduling. It’s 11pm, women’s 1000 final with no crowd. This is so embarrassing and I feel so bad for girls who waited so much hrs for THIS twitter.com/wta/status/166…wta@WTARain, rain go awayWe've got a women's final to play!#IBI2329526Rain, rain go awayWe've got a women's final to play!#IBI23 https://t.co/DYGayxZok8Listen, you really need to step up for your players because it’s another tournament with terrible scheduling. It’s 11pm, women’s 1000 final with no crowd. This is so embarrassing and I feel so bad for girls who waited so much hrs for THIS 💀 twitter.com/wta/status/166…Ben Goose@BenjaminGoose@WTA Why play such a big final at such a late start time!? This could have been planned so much better…2@WTA Why play such a big final at such a late start time!? This could have been planned so much better…Trenton Jocz@TrentonJoczJust unreal that they scheduled the women's final to play after both men's semifinals.Either gotta wise up and punt it to tomorrow or they'll be giving speeches at 2:30 AM twitter.com/josemorgado/st…José Morgado@josemorgadoOne game played and suspended again.What a nightmare, part 345777414One game played and suspended again.What a nightmare, part 345777Just unreal that they scheduled the women's final to play after both men's semifinals.Either gotta wise up and punt it to tomorrow or they'll be giving speeches at 2:30 AM twitter.com/josemorgado/st…Sarah | clay clay clay🧱@whomstissarahThe women’s final should’ve never been behind the men’s SEMIS in the first place14111The women’s final should’ve never been behind the men’s SEMIS in the first placeNoFirstName claycourtdal@samstennnisWill we get to see women's final today or no? The disrespect to have FINALISTS wait around all day with no set start time &amp; not knowing when and if they play at all. And not just because of weather. Sick &amp; tired of women's tennis being treated like this even at W1000 level twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia…Internazionali BNL d'Italia@InteBNLdItaliaUpdate: play is suspended until further notice.1226Update: play is suspended until further notice.Will we get to see women's final today or no? The disrespect to have FINALISTS wait around all day with no set start time &amp; not knowing when and if they play at all. And not just because of weather. Sick &amp; tired of women's tennis being treated like this even at W1000 level twitter.com/InteBNLdItalia…Rio 🐌 | Clay court hater@impetigorx@WTA You could’ve just reschedule it ????1@WTA You could’ve just reschedule it ????Quelloconlacanabionda@AttilioGargiulo@alizecornet @WTA I follow Roma tournament since 1975, this is the worst edition ever41@alizecornet @WTA I follow Roma tournament since 1975, this is the worst edition everTennis players express disappointment about enormous pay gap between men and women at Italian Open 2023Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa at the 2023 Italian Open.Tennis stars have voiced their disappointment regarding the substantial disparity in prize money between male and female players, particularly at the 2023 Italian Open.The Italian Open will award 1,000 points to both the men's and women's champions, with best-of-three matches and equal ticket prices. However, the ATP winner will receive a staggering €1,105,265, while the WTA winner will only receive €521,754.Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa, who are part of the Novak Djokovic-led Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), called for equal pay in the sport. Jabeur said:“It’s really frustrating. It’s time for change. It’s time for the tournament to do better.”Badosa questioned tournament organizers, saying:“I don’t know why it’s not equal right now. They don’t inform us. They say this is what you get and you have to play.”

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