Diehard Coco Gauff Fans Fume at Perceived ‘Personal Attack’ as Mirra Andreeva and Maria Sharapova Statistic Yields a Snub for the 19-Year Old American

Mirra Andreeva is a 16-year-old Russian player who has improved by immense margins in the last year. Ending 2022 ranked 293, Andreeva outperformed several players this year to now stand at 103. Currently, Andreeva is going through a dream Wimbledon stint. Her current run is reminiscent of the 2019 run of Coco Gauff. It reminds the WTA of Gauff to such an extent that they lauded Andreeva with a confusing statistic. While they attempted to laud her, Gauff fans did not appreciate the gesture one bit.

Coco Gauff snub from an important statistic enrages fans

Being 16 and entering the fourth round of her first Wimbledon, Andreeva has probably set a few records. However, many records become extremely specific and aren’t taken into consideration. Andreeva set such a record recently. Entering the fourth round, Andreeva became the second player aged under 17 to reach the round of 16 in the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon by winning the third round match in straight sets since 2000.

It was done for the first time by Maria Sharapova. The stat was shared by OptaAce, a well-reputed tennis statistic outlet. While the Russian is playing well, the statistic confused thousands of fans, and they went into a rage, mentioning Coco Gauff was probably the one to do it as well.

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One fan felt there was immense bias from OptaAce to come up with such a confusing stat.

One fan asked why they were treating Gauff in such a manner.

Another user laughed at the statement and said that this was an attack on Gauff.

Yet another fan of the American sensation questioned if they had forgotten about Gauff.

One Twitter user felt that the one who came up with the stat was too idle and needed a job.

One user asked them to find three similarities between Gauff and Andreeva.

Another tennis fan said that they had prepared this statistic well.

One user called out the need to pit Andreeva at the top.

With this statistic, OptaAce has angered thousands of fans. However, the two players themselves are rather cordial with each other. 

While the tennis world is busy pitting the two against each other, they have nothing but warmth between them. After a bout at the French Open where Gauff emerged victorious, Andreeva had nothing but praise for her opponent. In a post-match interview, Andreeva said that she was confounded by the beauty of Gauff.

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Gauff crashed out of Wimbledon after the first round. However, Andreeva is still going strong. Do you think she can make it to the latter stages and break more records?