Tennis fans drew parallels between Coco Gauff’s Australian Open racket-smashing incident and Mirra Andreeva’s brief outburst after a surprising exit at Indian Wells on Monday. The defending champion lost to Katerina Siniakova in their third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open. Andreeva blew her one-set lead against the Czech player as Siniakova staged a thrilling comeback to win.
After the loss, Mirra Andreeva angrily threw her racket towards her seating area, then shook hands with her opponent and said “f**k you all” to the crowd as she left the venue. Fans noticed Andreeva’s sudden outburst and compared it to other top names in women’s tennis.
“Not to be That Fan, but Coco would have never gotten away with this,” one fan commented.
“They are saying xyz wouldn’t get away with this. Well, most wouldn’t (Sab, Iga, Coco, Penko, etc). Andreeva does cos “She’s still very young uwu,” another fan commented.
“Let Mboko or Coco do this and see how different a reaction they’ll get from,” yet another fan commented.
Some other fans called her reaction unsportsmanlike and in violation of the WTA’s regulations, further questioning the body about why it has been tolerating such haste from Mirra Andreeva.
“It was pretty clear Mirra Andreeva couldn’t handle the pressure of being the defending champion at a big event, but this was some of the worst behavior you will ever see on a tennis court today. Being booed when leaving the court was tough, but hard to say it was undeserved,” one fan commented.
“The WTA has been protecting Mirra’s disgusting behavior for years. If Coco Gauff acted this way, she would never hear the end of it,” another fan commented.
“What the hell is going on with this young lady? So disrespectful,” yet another fan commented.
Like Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva Is Another Top Seed Exiting Early At Indian Wells
Like Coco Gauff, many would have expected defending champion Mirra Andreeva to at least reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open. But it wasn’t the case as Katerina Siniakova had other plans and defeated the teenage sensation in a marathon game (two hours and 48 minutes) to end her title defense at Indian Wells.
Earlier, Gauff had withdrawn from her third-round match against Alexandra Eala after complaining of serious nerve pain in her left forearm. So far this year, while Andreeva has already claimed a WTA 500 title in Adelaide, the defending Roland Garros champion is yet to win her maiden silverware of 2026 after consistent heartbreaks on the WTA circuit.
The young duo will now direct their attention to the Miami Open, starting February 16, which serves as the final tournament of the Sunshine Double before the claycourt swing commences in April.
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