Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh is set to host the Womens Tennis Association (WTA) finals for the next three years. Many have praised Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the final in Riyadh, stating that this is the country’s step at promoting women’s tennis, while legends of WTA like Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert criticized that the Tour has negotiated with the STF; demanding the authority to not give the award of hosting of finals to Saudi.