Teen Mirra Andreeva was provided a point charge for tossing her racket and
declined to shake the umpire’s hand throughout her 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 loss to Madison Keys at Wimbledon on Monday.
World No 102 Andreeva, who was wanting to end up being the youngest gamer to reach the last 8 of the grass-court Grand Slam because Anna Kournikova in 1997, combated valiantly versus Keys however was eventually overwhelmed by the skilled American.
Andreeva was provided her very first caution by umpire Julie Kjendlie after flinging her racket throughout the lawn when she lost the second-set tie-break.
She then appeared to toss her racket once again when Keys required deuce at 2-5 in the choosing set, making a 2nd caution and an automated point charge, which provided her challenger a match point.
Andreeva argued her case with Kjendlie, stating: “Do you comprehend what you are doing? I didn’t toss the racket. I moved. It’s the incorrect choice. I moved and after that I fell.”
However the choice stood and Keys won the next indicate clinch triumph, with Andreeva heading to the web to shake hands with her challenger however strolling straight past the umpire.
Andreeva had actually feared being defaulted after whacking a ball madly into the crowd at the French Open and teenage petulance is something she will plainly require to outgrow, however there is no doubt she is an unique skill.
She had actually not used lawn till the certifying competition 2 weeks ago however she has actually found out rapidly on the surface area and her mix of fantastic defence and smart point building will win her a great deal of matches.
Andreeva looked set to end up being the youngest gamer because Anna Kournikova in 1997 to make the quarter-finals here when she led by a set and 4-1
For almost an hour she was totally in control, with Keys, who has among the most natural ball strikes in the video game however can be really irregular, making mistake after mistake.
The American pulled herself together in the nick of time, altering her techniques to follow her huge groundstrokes to the web and even breaking serve with a left-handed forehand winner.
By the time the second-set tie-break occurred, it was Keys who had the momentum, and Andreeva was not able to brush off her frustration at the start of the choosing set.
She quickly threatened to turn things around once again however Keys kept her composure while Andreeva lost hers and with it the match.