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Andreeva’s Nervous Breakdown Spoils Chance of Wimbledon History
Mirra Andreeva, a 16-year-old Russian player, came near to creating history in her Wimbledon last-16 match against Madison Keys. However, a breakdown event led things to fall apart for her. Mirra Andreeva can emulate Coco Gauff’s accomplishment by being the youngest female player to reach the quarter-finals since Anna Kournikova in 1997.
For the previous two months, Russian teen star Andreeva had been a revelation on the WTA tour. She was ready to pull off an upset over Madison Keys, the 2023 Eastbourne International winner. However, during Monday’s match on Court 2, Andreeva had a nervous breakdown, culminating in a sad loss.
Andreeva Punished for Code Violation, Loses to Keys in Wimbledon
Andreeva won the first set 6-3. She continued her strong play and took a 4-1 lead in the second set, putting her in contention for a place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Keys, who has more experience, launched a comeback, breaking Andreeva’s serve and winning three games in a row. Keys then won the second set tiebreaker as well. Following that, the Russian player’s circumstances deteriorated.
In the second set, umpire Julie Kjendlie reprimanded Andreeva for flinging her racket across the grass. However, after the final set, when she was losing 2-5, the umpire punished Andreeva for ‘code violation and unsportsmanlike behavior’ after a contentious call.
Andreeva Penalized for Racquet Drop
While playing a return, Andreeva fell and lost the racket. However, the umpire concluded she purposely let go of the racket out of exasperation and thus punished her. Keys were given match points because of the penalty.
Andreeva immediately approached the umpire to defend her point, asking, “Do you understand what you are doing?” I did not hurl the racket. I slipped. It is a bad decision. “I slid, then I fell.” However, the umpire maintained the ruling, and Keys won the following point to secure a 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-2 win.
After the match, Andreeva came up to the net and shook hands with Keys, but she went right past the umpire’s chair without shaking hands with Kjendlie.
Keys Eyes Better Result in Quarterfinals After Defeat Eight Years Ago
The 25th seed has advanced to the quarterfinals of SW19 for the second tournament in her career and the first time since 2015. Keys was defeated in the quarterfinals eight years ago, but she hopes to do better this time. In the forthcoming round, she will face either world number two Aryna Sabalenka or Ekaterina Alexandrova.
She stated after the victory: “Coming out here, you know that she’s obviously a great player but you don’t want to be the person that loses to her for her to get to her first quarter.”
“It’s absolutely amazing. Obviously my quarter-final run all those years ago was amazing and I’ve fallen short a few times and it’s so great to be back in the quarter-finals here at Wimbledon.”
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