WTA made a mistake releasing ‘Behind the Scenes’ photo shoot video for 2026 WTA Finals
· Yahoo Sports
Tennis fans are still talking about the 2026 WTA Finals photo shoot for all the wrong reasons. Gone from previous years was the group shot with the players wearing elegant formal wear. This year gave us individual photos and fashion misses.
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The WTA should have left well enough alone by not mentioning the photo shoot ever again, but in its infinite tone-deaf wisdom, five days after the photos were taken, a social media “behind the scenes” video was released.
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First words of video explain exactly what went wrong
Nov 9, 2026; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Aryna Sabalenka serves as she defeated Karolina Muchova (not pictured) in her round 2 match during the WTA Finals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)The making of a look 🤩 Take a dive Behind the Scenes of our iconic photoshoot. See the journey from start to finish 📺 https://t.co/TX8rOx5Enn #FAGEWTAFinals | #TheUltimateStage https://t.co/ri7HDNFes0
— wta (@WTA) November 10, 2026
The person who speaks first, stands near a rack of clothes, and says, “We have a lot of stuff.”
That was precisely the problem. There was too much stuff, passing as designer clothing, that the athletes were wearing.
Here are the FINAL PORTRAITS of all 8 women in the WTA Finals! https://t.co/Pg3msalTEX
— Liza (@Liza1358335) November 6, 2026
A social media post best described it: “WTA finals shoot styling looks like they threw 200 pieces of clothing in the air and told them all to run under it”
Another person appopriately compared Mirra Andreeva’s look to the infamous Friends episode when Joey wears all of Chandler’s clothes.
@tennisbish Mirra looking like Joey 😭 https://t.co/C9DhCm2jGJ
— ggp (@Gabriel05429660) November 6, 2026
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Kristina Mladenovic was the only brave one to speak out
Mladenovic told her followers that she wore the only good outfit in her suitcase because she did not like the “vision/styling” of the shoot.
She also encouraged the WTA to go back to the iconic glam shoots of the past.
Hopefully the WTA takes her advice.
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