First, there was a disparity in the size of the birthday cakes presented to winners Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz.
Then there was the issue of the women’s doubles champions were not allowed to make their speeches at the end of the match while the men’s doubles winners were.
Criticism came from a number of players and Jessica Pegula is one of the athletes voicing her concern.
“I don’t know what century everyone was living in when they made that decision,” said 29-year-old Pegula.
“Or how they had a conversation and decided, ‘Wow, this is a great decision and there’s going to be no backlash against this’”
“I’ve never heard in my life we wouldn’t be able to speak. It was really disappointing. In a $10,000 finals, you would speak.”
“It spoke for itself. We were upset when it happened and told during the trophy ceremony we weren’t able to speak. It kind of proved a point.”
Victoria Azarenka who won the title alongside Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Pegula and Coco Gauff in the Finals.
Azarenka later said that she had a hard time explaining to her son why she did not thank him in a speech that never was.
No clear reason was given as to why the women’s players were not given the chance to make their winning speeches.
Asked for an explanation, Madrid Open organizers said: “The tournament will not comment on the matter.”