Russian tennis player Anastasia Pivovarova, the world’s second oldest racket among juniors, revealed her young age in an interview with socialbites.ca emotional response Mirra Andreeva on the referee’s decision to award her a penalty point for allegedly throwing her racket in the Wimbledon 1/8 final match. tennis player after the match refused to shake hands with the judge.
“I didn’t see that moment. Maybe the referee was wrong. However, I didn’t really like Mirra’s behavior. It showed that Mirra is only 16 years old, so to speak. Yes, there are different situations, everything is possible. But Mirra is not yet at the level of a player to show himself like that. “I would probably get this behavior from Serena Williams or Nick Kyrgios, who could argue with the judges and express her displeasure. However, Mirra Andreeva is not yet at the level to do that. This action she made after the match left a negative mark. Despite the good performance, the residue remained,” Pivovarova said.
However, the second oldest racket in the world judicial Andreeva’s performance in her Wimbledon debut was “outstanding” and at the same time wished He will regularly delight Russia with “noisy victories.”
16-year-old Andreeva lost to the American Madison Keys, the 18th racket in the world, in the 1/8 finals of Wimbledon.
Former Russian tennis player fine For $8,000 at Wimbledon.