The Saudi ambassador was deeply hurt by the tennis legends: "They turned their backs on women" | Israel today. Rima Bint Bandar Al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, took to heart a column by Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova in the "Washington Post" The two criticized the WTA, against the background of its desire to hold the finals of the round tournament in Saudi Arabia.
They noted the "gender inequality that remains deeply entrenched in Saudi law" and other human rights concerns.