Rennae Stubbs slams the Canadian Tennis Association after what happened with the Canadian Open finals

The ATP and WTA tours have moved on to the Cincinnati Open, but the Canadian Open remains in the limelight.

Victorio Mboko won the Canadian Open in Montreal earlier this month on the WTA Tour, while Ben Shelton emerged victorious on the ATP Tour in Toronto.

Mboko stunningly won her first career title on home soil against Naomi Osaka, with Shelton overcoming Karen Khachanov for his first ATP Masters 1000 title.

Shelton was excited about his Canadian Open displays, with the American now taking that form into the Cincinnati Open.

But fellow Canadian Open finalists Mboko and Osaka both decided to skip the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati as the US Open nears.

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Rennae Stubbs slams Canadian Tennis Association after Canadian Open finals

Former professional Rennae Stubbs meanwhile has since taken exception to the most recent tournament in the schedule.

Discussing Osaka’s snubbing of Mboko in her post-match speech, she said on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast: “To forget, quote unquote, is what she said, I’m like, you didn’t forget, you just wanted to get off the stage, you hated every second of it.

“The WTA supervisor had to go and find her, because she left the court and was not coming back to the trophy ceremony.

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“It took them 12 minutes and if you remember it wasn’t found on Tennis Channel and stupidly the Canadian Tennis Association thinks it’s a really good idea, let’s have the women’s before the men’s and if it goes to three sets, let’s have it go into the men’s.

“Like guys you are diluting the product! Have the women go in at two and have the men at seven. Or have the women at seven and the men at two.

“Figure it out. You can’t have the women’s finishing at 11, 12 or one in the morning. Put the matches on earlier.

“How are you supposed to get a younger audience when they are not even watching? They’re in bed! It’s 11 o’clock on a school night by the way!

“You had to not show the men’s because we had the women’s on Tennis Channel and the Tennis Channel commentators to their credit said what are you guys doing, how are you not finding out how to have both finals at different times? So we are not diluting the product.”

US Open set to continue dramatic North American hard court swing

Tennis certainly doesn’t help itself at times, with the Canadian Open finals typifying its often confusing nature.

Very bizarrely, Shelton and Khachanov were left extremely bemused on court when the crowd erupted during their match.

It interrupted their final, with the jubilation coming after news emerged that home favourite Mboko had defeated Osaka in Montreal.

The North American hard court swing has already been filled with many twists, turns and controversies, with the US Open yet to arrive.

Tennis’s scheduling problem has emerged at the Cincinnati Open, with several injuries or withdrawals taking place at the tournament, while inclement weather has caused significant delays.

The fourth and final Grand Slam of the season gets underway later this month, with the revamped US Open mixed doubles shocking fans well ahead of its first match.

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