Next week, the Women’s Tennis Association will announce that the 2023 final will be held in Saudi Arabia.
Craig Shapiro reported the information, according to him, WTA Finals-2023 will be held in Riyadh.
In addition, Saudi Arabia wants to buy the license to host the tournament from the ATP, which is now owned by Newport.
Sources telling me announcement next week that WTA Finals will be played in Riyadh. saudi arabia 🇸🇦 The Bin Salmon Tour is imminent. Newport ATP license is up for sale, Saudis will buy it, and Gaudenzi will move to more advantageous date.induction will remain, just no tournament
— The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast (@Shaptennispod) August 22, 2023
The president of the Association of Professionals Tennis players Andrea Gaudenzi will then reschedule the ATP 250 tournament to a more convenient date on the calendar.
The 2022 WTA Finals took place in Fort Worth, Texas. This is the next move of Saudi Arabia, with which the country wants to step seriously on the world sports scene, and their most serious actions are in football.