Iga Swiatek says female players are united in their ongoing criticism of the WTA, as several stars continue to push for better conditions on tour.
In recent weeks, the WTA has come under fire from a host of high-profile women's players, largely for the conditions at the current WTA Finals. World number one Aryna Sabalenka accused the governing body of disrespecting players due to below-standard conditions at the WTA Finals in Cancun.
At the same time, Ons Jabeur hit out at the WTA for its delay in announcing the final destination. Undoubtedly, the WTA's organization and professionalism have come under fire recently, and Swiatek explained that players are standing together in a bid for better standards.
After beating Coco Gauff in her second WTA Finals clash, Swiatek said stars at all stages of their careers are fighting for the WTA to improve.
"I really feel like we - me and the other players, like, Ons (Jabeur), Coco ... and also some players that didn´t qualify for the finals - we´re really, really united, and we think the same way. "
"So most of us, even the young ones, the older ones, we all know that this is kind of not good that we´re going to have more mandatory tournaments. And so we want to really, really have an impact."
In addition, Swiatek elaborated on some of the issues that players want to see from the WTA. The 22-year-old said female players want more help from the organization regarding their health throughout the season.
"I feel like everything is just based on wanting to have more and more, but not really taking care of our well-being and health. There are some things that the WTA could change for us without any impact on the tournaments and the things that they already agreed with the tournaments."
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