Luxembourg event scrapped after row with WTA

The WTA Luxembourg Open has been axed – minutes after Danish teenager Clara Tauson defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, to win the event.

Organisers posted on social media there were disagreements with the running of the Tour and confirmed the WTA 250 event would be scrapped.

It is believed the tournament director Danielle Maas had accused the WTA of making organisers feel ‘uncomfortable’ with their rules that has prevented them from running the event how they would have liked to.

Ms Maas told to newspaper Tageblatt that their decision to end the tournament was made before the start of this year’s draw.

The WTA event has been won by Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Venus Williams and Caroline Woniacki.

Peter Rowe

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