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Jessica Pegula finished off a great week by beating Elina Svitolina to win the Dubai title.<\/strong><\/p>\n It was Pegula\u2019s fourth WTA 1000 crown.<\/p>\n But Rennae Stubbs found something about the event that did not sit right with her.<\/p>\n Her frustration was not directed at either player or their play on the day.<\/p>\n Instead, it was how the post-match ceremony was handled that drew her criticism.<\/p>\n Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Stubbs took to X to share her frustration, commenting on what she had noticed throughout the Dubai Tennis Championships.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen are these tournaments going to just let the winner and runner-up speak at the microphone and not ask questions!! drives me crazy!! Let them thank their team, thank the sponsors, thank the crowd, etc. don\u2019t ask questions,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Responding to a comment that disagreed with her point of view, the Aussie explained why she felt so strongly about it from a player\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a former player in this situation I can tell you, there is not 1 player that prefers this! Because they don\u2019t get to say what they want after busting their butts all week AND they might NOT understand the Q because of language barriers. This should always be about them, Period!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n This is not the first time Stubbs has been outspoken recently. Just over a month ago, she suggested Taylor Fritz needed a new coach if he wanted to compete with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n While Stubbs was not pleased with how the post-match presentation was handled, Pegula would have been far more focused on her result than anything that followed.<\/p>\n And given the form she showed throughout the week, it was a title she fully deserved.<\/p>\n Pegula opened her tournament with a solid win over Varvara Gracheva and then followed it up by easing past rising star Iva Jovic.<\/p>\n Clara Tauson pushed her to three sets, but the 31-year-old American came through that test before overcoming Amanda Anisimova in another hard-fought contest.<\/p>\n By the time she reached the final, Pegula looked in complete control. She dominated Svitolina to wrap up a very impressive week.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\nRennae Stubbs unhappy with how trophy presentation was handled<\/h2>\n
Jessica Pegula\u2019s path to the Dubai title<\/h2>\n