India, Nov. 9 -- Chennai Open finalist Janice Tjen on Sunday criticised the organisers of the WTA 250 event, alleging that the players wanted to go ahead with the final despite the poor air quality in Chennai. The Indonesian took to social media after her women's singles final against Poland's Magda Linette was called off following multiple delays on Sunday evening.

The final was originally scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm IST on Sunday, after the conclusion of the doubles final, which went ahead without interruption. However, the singles final was pushed back thrice due to rain. Once the rain eased, the organisers began drying the centre court and subsequently announced that the contest would start at 9 pm IST.

However, an hour after the ...