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, replaced this year by individual photos and fashion misses.
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.
Flawed Styling and Fan Reactions
The person who speaks first in the video stands near a rack of clothes and says, “We have a lot of stuff.” That was precisely the problem, as there was too much stuff passing as designer clothing that the athletes were wearing.
A social media post best described the styling, stating that the 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 appropriately compared Mirra Andreeva’s look to the infamous Friends episode when Joey wears all of Chandler’s clothes.
Player Criticism and Calls for Change
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 and 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.
