The Girls’s Tennis Affiliation says it accepts duty for the “difficult situations” its gamers have confronted on the ongoing WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico.
In a letter despatched to the gamers, and seen by BBC Sport, WTA chief govt Steve Simon admitted issues had been removed from excellent.
“At first, it’s clear that you’re not proud of the choice to be right here in Cancun. I perceive that and you’ve got been heard,” he wrote.
“It isn’t an ideal occasion, we perceive the situations are a problem and the WTA will in fact settle for duty for that.”
Cancun was named because the venue for the event lower than two months earlier than it began, after talks between the WTA and Saudi Arabia did not yield an settlement for 2023.
The bounce on the centre court docket within the Mexican resort has been inconsistent, and the court docket solely opened for observe on the day earlier than the finals started.
A number of the tour’s main gamers despatched a letter to Simon final month outlining growing dissatisfaction with the way in which the tour is being run.
This week’s letter from the chief govt adopted two face-to-face conferences with the gamers.
In addition to addressing the unsatisfactory nature of the WTA Finals, Simon promised to rethink the variety of necessary occasions gamers should contest in 2024.
He additionally confirmed a Participant Survey might be launched at every occasion subsequent 12 months and that discussions are deliberate about whether or not to offer gamers with a assured annual minimal earnings – one thing recently adopted by the men’s ATP Tour.
Simon added that different priorities for the quick future embody better consistency within the model of tennis balls used, and higher social media promotion of the tour.