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The WTA prevents Quevedo from honoring the victims of the train accident in Toledo

Pedro de Pablos - 30 Oct 2026
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The WTA prevents Quevedo from honoring the victims of the train accident in Toledo. Source: WTA.

The WTA has made a controversial decision regarding Kaitlin Quevedo at the WTA Guangzhou. The Spanish tennis player wanted to wear a black armband in tribute to the victims of the serious train accident that occurred in Spain two days ago, but they did not allow her due to regulations, which has already generated a significant amount of criticism on social media.

 

 

The tournament and the WTA have justified their decision by stating that there is a rule that prohibits using the color black for such gestures and prior notice must be given, but in situations like this, it makes little sense to hide behind that, and exceptions should be made. For now, Kaitlin is playing her match against Jil Teichmann and has not publicly commented on the matter, but she will surely have something to say after the match regarding the WTA's lack of empathy at such a sensitive moment for Spain.

The ATP does allow Jódar to pay tribute

Yesterday, the ATP and the Basel tournament set a good example for the world by allowing Jódar to pay this tribute in his match against Valentin Vacherot, where he was able to wear the black armband on one sleeve of his shirt to pay tribute to all the victims and those affected by this tragic accident.

A decision that the WTA should learn from to avoid embarrassments like this, which does not reflect well on them and is hard to understand considering that a black armband does not affect the course of the match and it makes no sense to prevent it as a tribute.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La WTA impide a Quevedo homenajear a las víctimas del accidente de tren en Toledo