Mirra Andreeva launched her racket at the umpire’s chair as she was eliminated from Wimbledon.
The Russian teenager lost 4-6 7-5 6-4 to two-time grand-slam winner Barbora Krejcikova on Centre Court on Wednesday (1 July).
Andreeva, the French Open champion, chucked her racket to the side of the court in frustration after the final ball had been played.
Annabel Croft, analysing the incident for the BBC, said: “If that was a wooden box, it would’ve been smashed to smithereens – but it was smashed into her racket bag. She is absolutely seething.”
Andreeva later broke down in tears during the post-match press conference. “A lot of mistakes today. She played well, but I felt like I could have also played better.”
