WIMBLEDON, England — After per week of exhibiting her maturity at her first Wimbledon, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva confirmed her inexperience on Monday.
The Russian qualifier, who had received all six of her matches on grass to succeed in the fourth spherical on the All England Club, let an enormous lead over Twenty fifth-seeded Madison Keys slip away in a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss on No. 2 Court.
Andreeva took the primary set and led 3-0 within the second – profitable 9 of 10 video games in a single stretch – earlier than Keys turned issues round. Frustrated at one level, Andreeva threw her racket and acquired a warning from Swedish chair umpire Louise Azemar Engzell.
In the ultimate recreation, Andreeva slipped whereas going for a ball and the racket once more went flying out of her hand.
Engzell docked the Russian some extent for a second thrown racket, giving Keys a match level. Andreeva argued the decision, pleading her case.
“I didn’t throw the racket. I fell,” Andreeva instructed Engzell. “I slid and then I fell.”
The name stood, nonetheless, and Keys then completed off the match to succeed in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the primary time since 2015.
“Coming out here, you know that she’s a really great player. But you don’t want to be the player that loses to her for her to get to her first quarter,” Keys mentioned on courtroom. “I’ve fallen short a few times and it’s great to be back in the quarterfinals here at Wimbledon.”
Keys has reached the semifinals on the different three Grand Slam tournaments, together with a run to the ultimate on the U.S. Open in 2017, however her solely different quarterfinal look on the All England Club ended at that stage.
Andreeva, the newest teen sensation in tennis, was the youngest participant within the Wimbledon draw. She was bidding to develop into the youngest participant to succeed in the Wimbledon quarterfinals since Anna Kournikova in 1997.
Keys will subsequent play both second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka or No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova. Sabalenka received the Australian Open this yr and has a 15-1 document in main tournaments in 2023.
Defending champion Elena Rybakina additionally reached the quarterfinals. She superior when Beatriz Haddad Maia retired from their match with a hip damage with Rybakina main 4-1.
Also Monday, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic will resume his fourth-round match towards Hubert Hurkacz on Centre Court. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will then face 2022 finalist Ons Jabeur earlier than top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz performs 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini.
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