“She didn’t do a right decision,” Mirra Andreeva holds no regret in avoiding a handshake with the umpire after the Wimbledon loss to Madison Keys

Andreeva ignored chair umpire after controversial call.

“She didn’t do a right decision,” Mirra Andreeva holds no regret in avoiding a handshake with the umpire after the Wimbledon loss to Madison Keys

Mirra Andreeva in argument with the chair umpire (Credits: Eurosport)

The fourth-round encounter between Madison Keys and Mirra Andreeva wasn’t really limited to tennis. The majority of the match was certainly all about forehands and thumping backhands; however, the last bit produced a lot of drama. As Andreeva was serving to stay in the match in the third set at 5-2, she slipped and let go of the racquet. However, the chair umpire didn’t approve it. She had different views.

While on one side the entire crowd saw that Andreeva didn’t intentionally throw the racquet, the chair umpire termed it as racquet abuse. She awarded the young Russian a point penalty. This fueled Andreeva, and after eventually losing the match, she made sure not to shake hands with the umpire. When asked about that in the press conference, this is what she had to say, “I mean, yes, because for me, she didn’t do a right decision for me. Yes, that’s why I didn’t want to shake hands to her.”

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She did agree that she was upset with the chair umpire and wasn’t impressed with the point penalty. That penalty was crucial, as it brought up match points for Keys, who finished the match with a classy forehand winner. This will be a moment that many will remember long after Wimbledon.

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Andreeva’s comments on the controversial last game point

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Mirra Andreeva (Image via CNN)

Mirra Andreeva has her own views on what happened in the last game. She was awarded a point penalty at 40-40, which intern gave Madison Keys match points. When asked about her thoughts on the terrible decision, the Russian said, “For me, it’s a controversial point because I’m not sure if, I don’t know which decision was right. She’s the umpire. She’s the one who makes the decision. But, honestly, I didn’t have any intention to throw the racquet. I slid. Honestly, I thought that I will fall forward.”

She made it clear that she wasn’t impressed as she left the racquet only to hold her balance. As per the young tennis prodigy herself, she hasn’t watched the videos, and once she does, it will give her a better idea of the whole scenario. It was certainly a controversial call, and this so-called ‘mistake’ by the umpire got the whole crowd booing at her. Everyone was in Andreeva’s favor and understood what was correct.

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