It has not even been 24 hours since the world hailed Mirra Andreeva for her first time in the fourth round of a Grand Slam. Andreeva defeated Anastasia Potapova in an epic battle and fought against Madison Keys today. Being the experienced player, Keys overpowered the Russian, and the teenager was overwhelmed by this.
In her post-match interview, after she won the third round in Wimbledon Championships, Andreeva was asked how she maintained her composure throughout the game, to which she answered that she works with her coach and family to be in control of her emotions. But the Russian sensation is only a human and ‘fell’ prey to her emotions in the last set of the match. She received a point penalty, and this drove the internet wild. Even Andy Roddick stepped in to justify Andreeva’s reaction, though nothing can undo the penalty she received.
The former Tennis legend and fans backed up Mirra Andreeva
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The clip uploaded by ‘Tennis Channel’ is going viral, in which Andreeva was seen smashing her racket to the ground. But before that, she slipped and balanced herself. On the one hand, she was losing the match, on the other hand, her strength was failing. The slip triggered her, and she hit the racket to the ground. The whole internet feels that she wouldn’t have done it if she hadn’t slipped in the first place.
The penalty point angered the Twitterattis, and the statement of Roddick added fuel to their emotions. The one-time Grand Slam winner reacted, “I don?t think she does the racket thing if she doesn?t slip. Seems like a reaction to that ??. This seems like an overreach.”
I don’t think she does the racket thing if she doesn’t slip. Seems like a reaction to that ……. This seems like an overreach
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 10, 2023
People clearly did not agree on the grounds, “Code violation, unsportsmanlike conduct, point penalty, Mirra Andreeva.” A sea of fans also ridiculed the umpire for the injustice done to the Russian teen.
The Chair umpire receives serious backlash from Twitterattis for his decision
Andreeva was sympathized and understood by many on the Internet. But what’s done is done. These reactions can only slightly comfort her that it is not entirely her mistake but a misfortune.
A user tweeted that though she thinks Andreeva did not control her reaction, the point penalty was unnecessary.
Disagree. Although I think she did let go of the racket and didn’t try to hold onto it but a point penalty is unnecessary.
— Kriza (@nonchha) July 10, 2023
Another user wholeheartedly rejected the penalty point.
Disagree wholeheartedly ridicolous to give a penalty for that
— Liamjanssens.eth 🦇🔊 (@LiamJanssens) July 10, 2023
A user did not agree that Andreeva was unsportsmanlike and condemned the penalty point, saying that it was a genuine fall.
https://twitter.com/hahoAnna/status/1678378545960165377?s=20
A Twitteratti declared the whole situation as a joke, especially when they are fighting for a Match point and did not support the point penalty.
Especially on match point.. What a joke https://t.co/712YkLoIB8
— 神 w ø Ӏ f ɢ a η ɢ (@Gaeist) July 10, 2023
Another user felt that it was so bad to lose a point by displaying emotions.
Crappy way to lose a point in the final game of the match. https://t.co/8khs4KTy2a
— Azino D Odhomi (@Zininho10) July 10, 2023
A user watched it on replay and wondered why the Russian received a penalty in the first place.
After seeing the replay I’m thinking that point penalty was pretty ridiculous https://t.co/86nhGLzN6H
— Dylan B (@dccb31) July 10, 2023
Another user called out the umpire for his poor decision.
Clearly a slip, poor from the umpire #Wimbledon https://t.co/xKANnr9Tzt
— realalescouser 🍻 (@realalescouser) July 10, 2023
An account dedicated to the happenings of Tennis also disagreed with the umpire’s decision
I think I disagree with this call. What do you think? #Wimbledon https://t.co/6RlilKpHoi
— Tennis Gazette (@TennisGazette) July 10, 2023
Another user commented that she watched the match and felt that Andreeva did nothing to deserve the point penalty.
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I watched the match. Nothing she did before justifies giving a point penalty on match point for this ⬇️ thing. Ok the rules but come on https://t.co/g9GmlqRC3L
— Arianna (@AriannaTenisci) July 10, 2023
The sixteen-year-old is out of the Grass Slam, and the penalty point ended her dream run, as the majority of the world pointed out. The Russian teen revealed that her wish is to upgrade to a premium locker room in the next year. To achieve this, she should be in the Top 16. These incidents are widespread in a game like Tennis.
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Andreeva displayed this type of emotion for the first time on the court throughout her career. A warning should have been sufficient, but the umpire certainly did not think so. What is your take on this? Was Andreeva subjected to injustice?