‘Thanks for Chopping Me in Half’ – American Tennis Star Coco Gauff’s Italian Open Doubles Opponent Takes Nasty Swipe at WTA Over a Bizarre Mistake

The WTA is the biggest organization in the world of women’s tennis. For the most part, it manages to do a commendable job of organizing tournaments and ensuring that things remain smooth for women tennis players. However, even the biggest organizations are prone to making mistakes from time to time. Recently, the organization made a hilarious error on Twitter and got a player’s name wrong. The player happens to be none other than doubles specialist Nicole Melichar-Martinez, whose last on-court appearance came against Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the Italian Open’s round of 32.

Melichar-Martinez couldn’t help but notice the error, following which she took to Twitter herself. In her response to the tweet with the error, she embarrassed the organization.

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Nicole Melichar-Martinez is one of the finest players in the women’s doubles category. Right now, the WTA ranks her at World No. 9 in doubles. However, despite her high WTA ranking, she was in for a shock after her Italian Open doubles loss to all-American duo Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.

Melichar-Martinez found out that in a tweet announcing the result, the WTA had incorrectly listed her name as Nicole Melichar and not Nicole Melichar-Martinez. Following this discovery, she tweeted, “@WTA it’s Melichar-Martinez… not just Melichar… but thanks for chopping me in half”. She followed this statement up with a laughing emoji.

For WTA, Melichar-Martinez’s tweet sure served as a wake-up call. Hopefully, the people responsible for operating the organization’s Twitter profile will be more careful with player names in the future.

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Nicole Melichar’s transformation to Nicole Melichar-Martinez

Following the end of the 2021 tennis season, Nicole Melichar-Martinez decided to tie the knot with tennis coach Carlos Martinez. After marrying Martinez, she chose to add her husband’s last name to her name. As a result, Nicole Melichar-Martinez was born.

The doubles specialist and her husband tend to shy away from the tennis limelight. However, her husband plays a pivotal role in motivating her. He also helps her with her training from time to time. For instance, during the off-season between the 2021 and 2022 tennis seasons, it was her husband who trained her and helped her maintain her form and fitness.

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