Mirra Andreeva was unhappy with the umpire's decision during her match against Clara Tauson and was in tears over a controversial call from the chair umpire at a vital moment in the match.
The 18-year-old secured a tight victory 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 and increased her head-to-head record against Tauson to 3-0, all in WTA 1000 events this season. In the previous two, Andreeva ended up winning the title.
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The Dane started the first set in good form, recovering from a 1-3 deficit to take the set 7-5 after more than an hour of play, in which both players had chances to win the set, but it was Tauson who showed more consistency in the important moments.
However, in the second set, the world No. 7 started a comeback right from the first game and held onto her advantage to close out a comfortable set 6-3 and send it to a decider. With tension high at 1-1 in the third set, Andreeva hit a big first serve and then finished the point with a forehand winner (putting her at 30-0), but the umpire decided to replay the point after the lights on the court turned on just before Andreeva's winner.
Andreeva quickly went to argue about a point she felt should not be replayed, as there was no chance of Tauson recovering in the point. “She wouldn’t have a chance to hit this,” the teenager told the umpire.
“When you were hitting the ball, she was already asking me about the lights.”
“Yeah, because she knew she gonna loose that point,” Andreeva replied angrily. “I was in the middle of the serice line, of course she want to stop the point. You know how ridicolous this call is?” added the Russian.
Andreeva didn't have much more to do with her protests and returned to the court to resume the match. Tauson won the next three points consecutively and had a couple of break points, but the Russian managed to maintain her composure and hold her serve. The world No. 7 ended up taking the victory 6-2 in the third set and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rome Open, where she will face American world No. 3 Coco Gauff.
Mirra Andreeva hit a winner but was forced to replay the point after the court lights turned on mid-rally.
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 12, 2025
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