On multiple occasions in her video, the 24-year-old explained that she felt left out of the group, with the event feeling more like an individual tournament.
“I understand that we’re in a competitive environment, but I thought being in a team, playing a team event, it would feel a bit different,” Aiava said. “It’s not team-based at all, we pretty much just do whatever we want, by ourselves. And then, when everyone has to play, that’s when we all come together as a team.”
Aiava used finger quotes when saying the word “team.”
“I don’t want to say anything that will get me cancelled,” Aiava continued, “I probably will though.” At that point, the 28-minute video cut to another portion of Aiava’s reflections from her hotel room.
“There’s been like, at most, two people that I’ve actually properly conversed with on the team, maybe three,” Aiava said. Her teammates were Alex de Minaur, Matthew Ebden, Omar Jasika, Olivia Gadecki and Ellen Perez.
