“I’m not proud”: Mirra Andreeva’s explanation for the outburst in her elimination from Indian Wells

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Mirra Andreeva (8th of the world ranking) He didn’t have his best day in Indian Wells. He suffered the surprising comeback of Katerina Siniakova (44th) by 4-6, 7-6 (5) and 6-3, in almost three hours of play, she was eliminated from the tournament she was defending and left full of anger: “I think that in the last three games that I have lost I was far ahead on the scoreboard and I had many opportunities. Starting with the defeat in Doha against Mboko, then against Anisimova in Dubai and now here. There were many opportunities that I didn’t take advantage of. “I’m going to talk about it with my team.”

Maintain the 1000 points you had achieved in 2025 and reaching the round of 16 was up in the air. Like his insults. Because when leaving the court, bag on shoulder, He swung his racket and couldn’t contain his tears either.: “I was obviously going through a lot of emotions after the loss. But I’m not proud of how I handled it, how I handled it in the end. It’s something I really need to work on soon. “I don’t know, not in the distant future, but as soon as I get the chance.”

In a press conference he explained that this whole situation did not go directly to the public: “It was towards myself, towards everyone in general. After losing I get very angry, so sometimes I say those things to myself. First for me, of course, but then it was just anger coming out, a lot of emotions. “It wasn’t really directed at anyone.”

The result of this match, in addition to what the departure of the last winner of the event means, puts in check Andreeva’s permanence in the Top 10. In the live ranking, the Russian tennis player is 10th, although depending on the performance of his pursuers, he could leave the prestigious lot.

All the WTA 1000 activity from Indian Wells can be followed LIVE on Disney+ Premium Plan.