Tennis Fans Expose WTA’s Massive Blunder While Celebrating Taylor Townsend’s Australian Open Doubles Win

Siniakova & Townsend are AO 2025 women’s doubles champions. The top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend battled for the women’s doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open, holding off No. 3 seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko in a gripping final in three sets 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3. It certainly was a special moment for 28-year-old Townsend who last played at Rod Laver Arena when she won her Junior Australian Open title. But, as a fan and viewer, I couldn’t believe the WTA could overlook something so obvious while posting on socials. Despite the historic victory, the spotlight on social media shifted to the WTA’s glaring mistake.

Siniakova and Townsend lived up to expectations on Rod Laver Arena, but they had to shake off a second-set comeback by Hsieh and Ostapenko before taking the match after two hours and 27 minutes of play. Siniakova has now won 10 Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles which is one of the most impressive doubles resumes in the Open Era. She is the first player to amass 10 women’s doubles Slams since Martina Hingis captured her 10th at 2015 Wimbledon.

While reflecting on the win and her partnership with Siniakova, Townsend said, “I look at it as a part of history, where it’s nobody in our generation that is as decorated or that has accomplished the things that [Siniakova] has. So to be able to be on the same side as her, it’s an honor. I’ll be happy to continue to rack up those slams with her.”

It was a quick climb to the top for Siniakova and Townsend pairing as they have been only playing together for the past eight months. They won the Wimbledon title in 2024 during their first Grand Slam outing as a team. They then followed that with a semifinal finish at the US Open. The partnership between both has now yielded two Grand Slam titles in three attempts. This takes their incredible record to 15-1 in Slams.

But, shortly after the match, the WTA’s social media team posted a congratulatory message that claimed Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend had triumphed on straight sets- a significant error, as the pair had clearly won after a grueling three-set battle. Fans didn’t hold back, taking to social media to call out the error with humor and sarcasm.

Fans Didn’t Hold Back the Sarcasm as They Call Out the WTA Error

One fan humorously questioned the legitimacy of WTA’s Claim by saying “Are the straight sets in the room with us?” The phrase became a way to highlight just how far off the mark this statement was. Another fan brought in the humor with a mix of disbelief and crying emoji, commenting, “Okay now that’s not a straight set 😭.” The tone reflected both amusement and exasperation as if he wanted to say, ‘Come on, we are all watching WTA!’

Even WTA’s social media admin bore the brunt of the fans’ jokes. One fan served a question as a reminder to the admin by commenting, “How’s that straight sets, admin?” This comment perfectly encapsulated the disbelief of tennis fans worldwide. This reaction echoed the sentiment of many viewers thinking the same.

Another fan mockingly commented, “WTA and intern being fired—never-ending story,” implying that these errors have become common by the WTA team.

Each of these reactions displays the sharp wit of tennis fans, turning administrative error into a viral moment. While the talk should be about Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend’s awesome partnership, the need for more care in reporting was probably necessary to be highlighted.

Siniakova and Townsend’s win at the 2025 Australian Open was a testament to their synergy as a doubles team. However, the WTA’s error on social media provided an unexpected subplot, with fans hilariously roasting the mistake and drawing attention to the importance of accuracy.