“The outcome showed this was clearly not the case and was unacceptable for a World Tennis Tour event, along with being unfortunate for the player,” the spokesperson added.

“We acknowledge proportionate measures must be taken to prevent this happening again. We are exploring ways to ensure that, by assessing the process of awarding wildcards with consideration to a minimum playing standards requirement to compete at a WTT event.”

On Thursday, Tennis Kenya acknowledged Abdelkader should not have been allowed to play, but said she had been given a wildcard spot at the last minute following the withdrawal of another player.

The organisation said she was permitted to enter to maintain a balance of players and nations represented in the tournament, but said that in hindsight she should not have been allowed to play.

Both Abdelkader and Schaedel have been offered support by Tennis Kenya “given the extent and nature of coverage of this match”.

The Egyptian Tennis Federation, meanwhile, said it had no records relating to Abdelkader, and said she had never been affiliated with the organisation.