2023-07-10 15:04:01
Mirra Andreeva DANIEL LEAL / AFP
The beautiful journey of the prodigy Mirra Andreeva stopped in the round of 16. And the 16-year-old Russian, legitimately frustrated by the way the match went, made no secret of her disappointment.
Special correspondent at Wimbledon
The resident of the Elite Tennis Center of Cannes in Cannes and protected by Jean-René Lisnard is promised a great career. She made an impression this week at Wimbledon. Coming from the qualifications, she reached the 8th finals. On Monday, she came close to bringing down 25-seeded American Madison Keys. The Russian led 6-3, 4-1, with a 5-1 ball before being knocked down by her opponent . Very disappointed, the 16-year-old shed a few tears before having a fight with the referee at the end of the third set.
After throwing her racket a second time in frustration, she received a penalty point, as stipulated in the rules. Which offered a match point to his opponent. The Russian’s explanations then legitimately did not convince the referee: “I didn’t throw my racquet, I fell! I slipped and then I fell”. Angry and beaten in three sets (3−6, 7–6(4), 6–2), she did not shake hands with the referee after her defeat. A sad exit after his magnificent career…
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