It’s the awkward moment of the day Wuhan. For its entry into contention in the last WTA 1000 of the season, Magda Linette dominated Ludmila Samsonova in two sets (6-2, 6-2). At the end of the match, the Pole was preparing to apologize to the Chinese public after publishing this message on her networks: “The virus database has been updated” in reference to Covid-19, discovered in the Wuhan region. But when she was about to apologize, she was interrupted by the announcer, who removed the microphone from her mouth.
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“I know I offended some of you, so…”
“I know I offended some of you, so I would really like to…” first declared the Polish player, on the court, before the announcer took the microphone away from her to reiterate her question: “Any feedback on your performance?”. Despite this delicacy, Linette finished his sentence as best he could: “Thank you so much for being so kind to me, thank you very much.“A short and cut speech, perhaps at the request of the organization. No applause was heard from the audience after the Chinese translation…
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