Coco Gauff was disappointed that she was unable to address the crowd after the Madrid Open doubles championship, while Jessica Pegula’s response to the contentious Madrid scenario was ambiguous. The top-seeded Gauff and Pegula were defeated 6-1, 6-4 by Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia on Sunday, failing to capture the Madrid doubles crown.
In the ATP and WTA Tour, it is customary for the singles and doubles champions to address the fans afterward. Neither of the two teams had a chance to converse following the conclusion of the Madrid women’s doubles final.
Coco published a rather polemical tweet with the following message: “Wasn’t given the chance to speak after the final today:(
But thank you to the fans for supporting us and women’s tennis this week! Thanks @JLPegula for always keeping it fun on the court and hitting unreal clutch shots hahahaha Lastly, big congratulations Vika and Bia. Also, thanks to my team and Jess’s team of course!
Also for the ball kids, tournament staff, and everyone else who works hard behind the scenes. Twitter format doesn’t allow me to say everything I would’ve said during the speech if we had one. But just wanted to say I‘m thankful.”
Azarenka wrote on Twitter: “Hard to explain to Leo that mommy isn’t able to say hello to him at the trophy ceremony. I would like to say thank you to all the fans for coming out and supporting us! Thank you to Bia for an incredible week! Our first title together! Congrats to @JLPegula and @CocoGauff for the final and your teams! Thank you to all the people behind the scenes for working hard! I would like to say thank you to my team for your hard work and support! An unforgettable week.”
Jessica Pegula reacted with the following tweets.
🤐🤔🤷🏻♀️ https://t.co/GDVc9eqyj6
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) May 7, 2023
Coco Gauff in 2023
LWWLWWWWWW Currently ranked no.5, Gauff played her last match on the 29th of April when she lost to world no.35 Paula Badosa 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in Madrid (draw).
This season Coco has achieved a 18-7 win-loss record. The American has won 1 title in Auckland.
Jessica Pegula in 2023
LLLWLWWLWW Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 3rd of May when she was defeated by world no.12 Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
Currently, during this season Pegula has achieved a composed 27-8 record. The American clinched 1 title in Australia. Pegula got to the final in Doha.
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula faced off only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Pegula. When they played, Jessica Pegula won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) in February 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Victoria Azarenka in 2023
LLWWLWWLWW Currently the world no.17, Azarenka played her last match on the 28th of April when she lost to world no.49 Alycia Parks 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Madrid (draw).
At the moment, during this season Victoria has a 12-9 record. Victoria Azarenka’s best result of the present season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open.
