The Russian was outraged that she was removed from the debut semifinals of the WTA

Russian Tatiana Prozorova criticized the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for having to withdraw from the semifinal match at the WTA 500 tournament in Singapore. The 22-year-old athlete posted a corresponding post on Instagram (owned by Meta, the company is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

Earlier, on September 25, Prozorov sensationally reached the semifinals in singles, defeating Chinese Wang Xinyu, the 40th racket of the world (3:6, 7:5, 6:4), but could not finish the quarterfinals in pairs. The Russian and her compatriot Sophia Lancere met with Japanese Miyu Kato and Australian Ellen Perez. With the score of 5:7, 2:5, the Japanese accidentally hit Prozorova in the head, she lay for some time on the court, holding an eye, and eventually withdrew from the fight.

Later it was announced that Prozorova withdrew from the Semifinal scheduled for September 26 in singles against Australian Talia Gibson. The cause is a concussion.

Unfortunately, the organizers took me out of the semi-final match. Today, during a doubles match, one of the opponents punched a laugh in my direction - the ball slightly touched me on the cheek and hit me in the shoulder. That happens sometimes. The physical therapist called insisted on taking me off the court and doing a special test. Unfortunately, I did not know that I could refuse him, wrote Prozorov.

This test was not easy for her. I spent more than three hours on the court every day for the last three days, so I was tired and some of the exercises were hard for me, like standing on one leg with my eyes closed. Honestly, even a well-rested one, I still find it difficult. I explained it to the physical therapist. Of all the exercises, it was the only one he wasn’t happy with, even though I did everything else.

The physiotherapist also put pressure on her to make decisions on her own and said she needed at least six days off from tennis. It sounds crazy considering I felt completely normal. After the end of our doubles match, I carried out recovery procedures, had dinner and felt great. But unfortunately, the physical therapist followed a certain WTA protocol and put pressure on the organizers because of my condition, Prozorova said.

According to Prozorova, she and the team talked for a long time with the organizers. Throughout this process, the physiotherapist put pressure on everyone present and even declared that I was unable to take responsibility for my life on my own. The decision of the organizers upset me. My dream week is over today... WTA, I think you need to rethink your own rules. The system makes the players absolutely helpless, she said.

Prozorova stressed that the decision of the organizers jeopardized her participation in the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing, which begins next Monday. “The physical therapist has made it clear that I will not be allowed to play until six days have passed. This is a complete absurdity and an abuse of authority by a WTA employee, she concluded.

Prozorova, the 180th racket of the world, for the first time in his career reached the semifinals at the WTA tournament.