Mirra Andreeva Tells Crowd 'F*** You All' In Epic Meltdown | Watch

Last Updated:March 10, 2026, 14:57 IST

Mirra Andreeva hurled profanities at the crowd after losing to Katerina Siniakova at Indian Wells.

She smashed her racquet. The crowd booed.

And then, after failing to defend her title at the Indian Wells on Monday, Mirra Andreeva hurled a mouthful at the crowd in a bad-tempered conclusion to her disappointing third-round performance. Katerina Siniakova stunned the talented Russian teenager 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.

The 18-year-old Andreeva though had started her title defense in style with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Solana Sierra. Against 44th-ranked Siniakova though she endured a rollercoaster contest which ended with a shot from the Czech that hit the net cord and dribbled over in one last frustrating moment.

Andreeva slung her racquet as she approached the net before departing the court with a defiant gesture at the crowd.

“I’m not really proud of how I managed it," said Andreeva, but added her profanities picked up by courtside microphones weren’t directed at the fans. “It was just anger coming out, just a lot of emotions," she said. “Not really towards anyone."

Siniakova, a former doubles number one, admitted it was an awkward way to seal the win in a match that featured seven service breaks for each player and 43 break chances between them.

“Of course I’m happy (the ball) went on the other side," she said. “I was, like, should I cheer? It’s a really tricky finish. But definitely I will not say I’m not happy."

Siniakova said the swirling winds on Stadium Court were troubling both players.

Andreeva’s emotions had already boiled over when she sailed a swinging volley long to surrender the second set, during which each player had remarks for the chair umpire about her opponent.

She regrouped to break Siniakova for a 3-2 lead in the third, but Siniakova won the next four games, saving two break points in the final game before gaining the win on her first match point.

Siniakova will face Elina Svitolina for a place in the quarter-finals after the ninth-seeded Ukrainian beat American Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-2.

There was no drama for world number two Iga Swiatek, who defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-2.

With AFP Inputs

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