Defending champion Mirra Andreeva loses at Indian Wells, erupts at fans

Defending champion Mirra Andreeva loses at Indian Wells, erupts at fans

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Tennis star Mirra Andreeva had a complete meltdown on the courtroom after dropping to Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 within the Round of 32 at Indian Wells in Coachella Valley on Monday.

Andreeva, 18, entered the event because the defending champion, however her feelings obtained the perfect of her all through her match with Siniakova.

Andreeva rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win the primary set 6-4, however issues spiraled from there. After she misplaced the second set in a tiebreaker, she took out her frustrations on her racket, incomes a code violation. During the tiebreak, whereas smashing her racket, she requested her workforce to depart the courtroom.

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Mirra Andreeva yells at fans

Mirra Andreeva has some unkiind phrases for some fans after her loss to Katerina Siniakova in spherical 3 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., March 9, 2026. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Images)

After she misplaced the match, Andreeva flung her racket towards the bench and briefly shook fingers with Siniakova. She then erupted and let the fans hear it as she screamed “F— you all” to the gang a number of occasions.

When requested who she was telling off, Andreeva stated her specific outburst was supposed for everybody.

“It was to myself, to everyone, basically,” Andreeva stated, based on the New York Post. “I mean, after the loss, I just get very angry, so I say those things sometimes to myself. I mean, first to myself, of course, but then, yeah, it was just anger coming out, just a lot of emotions. Not really towards anyone.”

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Mirra Andreeva yells at crowd

Mirra Andreeva (RUS) yells to the gang as she leaves the courtroom in tears after dropping her third spherical match to Katerina Siniakova (CZE) throughout the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on March 9, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

Andreeva expressed remorse for her actions after the loss when she later spoke to the press following her doubles win with associate Victoria Mboko.

“Well, of course, I can say that there were a lot of emotions that I was going through after the loss,” Andreeva stated. “But, of course, I’m not really proud of how I managed it. I’m not really proud of how I handled it in the end.”

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Mirra Andreeva reacts

Mirra Andreeva reacts to an error throughout her third spherical loss to Katerina Siniakova within the ladies’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on March 9, 2026. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK through Imagn Images)

“Those are the things that (I) really need to work on soon. I don’t know. Not in the future but whenever I get the chance.”

Andreeva is at the moment the No. 8 participant on the earth. She has two WTA 1000 titles underneath her belt, profitable Indian Wells and Dubai final yr.

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