Gauff supports Sabalenka's criticism of Dubai director escalating the incident, leading to an unsightly match in Miami.

The incident where Sabalenka criticized Dubai tournament director Tarak escalated rapidly, with American player Gauff being a direct catalyst!

During an interview with "L'Équipe" in Miami, responding to the recent situation where she and Swiatek were fined and deducted points by Dubai tournament director Tarak for withdrawing, Sabalenka appeared quite angry and directly launched a harsh critique against Tarak.

"He completely lacked the proper demeanor. For me, the most disappointing aspect is that the tournament organizers and officials did not protect us players at all; they only cared about their sales, their event, nothing more. His remarks were utterly absurd. After hearing his words, I'm not even sure if I want to compete there anymore; for me, this is excessive." From Sabalenka directly labeling Tarak's related comments as "ridiculous" and expressing strong dissatisfaction by hinting at a potential boycott of future participation, it is clear that the Dubai tournament director's "reckless talk" likely crossed the Belarusian player's底线.

When explaining why she was so upset by Tarak's words, Sabalenka gave a very simple reason: withdrawing from the Dubai 1000 tournament was not intentional or a sign of消极对待赛事, but rather prioritizing personal health, wanting to leave some gaps in the schedule to "rest and recover, regain energy, resume training, and prepare more thoroughly for more important tournaments."

After the Belarusian player's怒怼 Dubai tournament director's words were disclosed by the media, although she received considerable empathy and support from fans and netizens, the lack of backing from within the tennis circle led many to believe that after venting, the matter would simply fade away without further developments.

Unexpectedly, Gauff stepped forward, emphasizing that "Sabalenka has every reason to feel disappointed and angry," openly expressing support for the Belarusian player, instantly escalating the incident.

"Swiatek and Sabalenka have participated in the Dubai tournament many times; their withdrawals were definitely not for personal reasons. It's already challenging for professional players to manage the entire schedule; I completely understand Sabalenka's feelings because those remarks were simply unnecessary and superfluous." In Gauff's view, anyone familiar with the WTA机制 would support Sabalenka. Since the WTA already stipulates that players failing to meet mandatory participation requirements face fines or zero points in the WTA rankings, with such rules in place, unless there are special circumstances, no player would轻易退赛,毕竟参赛就有奖金, and nobody would willingly forfeit earnings. The Dubai tournament director's punitive remarks were purely多余.

The American player's statement not only caused the热度 of Sabalenka's criticism of the Dubai tournament director事件 to skyrocket overnight but also made Tarak's initial remarks appear somewhat苍白无力 and理亏.

Some网友 who enjoy watching drama joked that everyone is now waiting for Swiatek to speak up; if the Polish player also joins in炮轰 Tarak, it would be highly anticipated to see how high the热度 of this incident could ultimately reach. "Waiting for the Dubai tournament director to eventually succumb to pressure and apologize for his言行."

Additionally, regarding the withdrawal潮, some directly called out Dubai tournament director Tarak, urging him to learn from the Miami tournament director about "what constitutes demeanor and包容心."

This year's withdrawal潮 in Miami has been just as汹涌 as in Dubai;截至目前,多达22 players have withdrawn, including many知名 players like Djokovic, Kasatkina, and Krejčíková. Despite so many withdrawals, the Miami tournament director has remained相当淡定, a demeanor被外界调侃为 "足以甩 Tarak十八条街."

The Dubai tournament director's处事风度被认为有待提高, and another who stumbled in this regard is Czech player Siniaková competing in Miami this year.

The Czech player faced Osorio in Miami and意外被很多人 compared to Tarak, not because she said anything extreme赛后, but because her refusal of别人送温暖的行为被认为这种处事态度极为不妥.

After losing the first set 1-6, Siniaková improved her form in the second set, showing signs of a possible逆转, but soon found herself被动 again,期间更是摔倒了两次. Particularly during the match point when she fell heavily on the ground, it looked quite心疼.

The reason the Czech player was criticized is that after both falls, Osorio上前表示了关心, but Siniaková直接冷脸对待; after losing, she冷漠对关心她的 Osorio选择无视, then left the court crying.

Many criticizing Siniaková stated that even if losing made her unhappy or场上承受的压力无处排解, facing Osorio's关心也不应该这般冷淡; such behavior not only寒人心 but also made the opponent very尴尬, as if Osorio was being多事.

Thus, this小插曲 during the match was赛后也被一些球迷和网友称为 "毁了比赛, making Miami witness the most unsightly对决 since the tournament began." (Source: Tennis Home, Author: Moon River's星空)