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Tennis star Mirra Andreeva had a total meltdown on court after losing to Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the round of 32 at Indian Wells in Coachella Valley on Monday.
Andreeva, 18, entered the tournament as the defending champion, but her emotions got the best of her throughout the match with Siniakova.
Andreeva rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win the first set 6-4, but things spiraled from there. After losing the second set in a tiebreaker, she took out her frustrations on her racquet and received a code violation. During the tiebreak, while smashing her racket, she asked her team to leave the court.
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Mirra Andreeva has some foul words for some fans after her loss to Katerina Siniakova in the third round at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on March 9, 2026. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
After she lost the match, Andreeva threw her racket towards the bench and briefly shook hands with Siniakova. She then erupted and let the fans hear it as she screamed “F— y’all” to the crowd multiple times.
When asked who she was telling, Andreeva said her explicit outburst was meant for everyone.
“It was for myself, for everyone, basically,” Andreeva said, according to the New York Post. “I mean, after the loss, I just get really angry, so I say those things to myself sometimes. I mean to myself first, of course, but then, yeah, it was just anger that came out, just a lot of emotion. Not really at anybody.”
TENNIS PLAYERS RECEIVE THREATENING MESSAGES, INCLUDING IMAGES OF A WEAPON, DEMANDING THEM TO LOSE MATCHES
Mirra Andreeva (RUS) shouts to the crowd as she leaves the court in tears after losing her third round match to Katerina Siniakova (CZE) during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on March 9, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)
Speaking to the press later after her doubles win with partner Victoria Mboko, Andreeva expressed regret for her actions after the loss.
“Well, of course I can say there were a lot of emotions I went through after the loss,” Andreeva said. “But obviously I’m not really proud of how I handled it. I’m not really proud of how I handled it in the end.”
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Mirra Andreeva reacts to a mistake during her third round loss to Katerina Siniakova in the women’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on March 9, 2026. (Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“Those are the things that (I) really need to work on soon. I don’t know. Not in the future, but when I get the chance.”
Andreeva is currently the 8th ranked player in the world. She has two WTA 1000 titles under her belt and won Indian Wells and Dubai last year.
