WTA apologizes after hot mic captures Pegula’s ‘diva’ remarks about Andreeva

WTA admits players were not told mics were livePegula called Andreeva ‘diva’ who ‘needs to be humbled’Practice livestreams to continue without audioThe WTA has apologized and admitted it did not tell players their on-court conversations during practice sessions at the WTA Finals were being broadcast.A controversy has erupted in Indian Wells after Jessica Pegula was heard on the WTA’s YouTube livestream making derogatory comments about Mirra Andreeva and her coach, Conchita Martínez. Continue reading…

The WTA has apologized after Jessica Pegula’s criticism of Mirra Andreeva was broadcast without her knowledge during practice at the WTA Finals The WTA has apologized and admitted it did not tell players their on-court conversations during practice sessions at the WTA Finals were being broadcast. A controversy has erupted in Indian Wells after Jessica Pegula was heard on the WTA’s YouTube livestream making derogatory comments about Mirra Andreeva and her coach, Conchita Martínez. A conversation between Pegula and her coach, Mark Knowles, has been widely scrutinized, with the American criticizing the attitude of the Russian.

Pegula can clearly be heard calling the 19-year-old a “diva” and saying she has lost respect for former Wimbledon champion Martínez for not calling out her behavior. “If I was a coach and my girl, you just played four great games, and you’re up four-zero, and you’re mad at me, hitting balls at me, I would be like, first of all, [that’s] disrespectful to the other person,” Pegula said. “You’re up 4-0, shut the fuck up. But she just can’t.” Pegula goes on to say Andreeva