The other side of the Wimbledon ticket to young prodigy Mirra Andreeva

She is the penultimate child prodigy of women’s tennis, the 16-year-old Russian who just graduated Mirra Andreeva. He impressed by breaking through to the third round of Roland Garros from the previous stage, confirming his class by reaching the Wimbledon round of 16 after also passing the ‘qualification’ sieve, in his first tournament on grass.

He has the maturity beyond his age to compete. There are also many characters. It’s a volcano of emotions, a trend that he already says works with his coaches and parents to not lose more energy than he should on a court.

He has a shot to go to the quarterfinals, dominating the American Madison Keys 6-3, 4-1. He didn’t take advantage, and he got angry. His racket paid for it when he lost the second set.

He cried between games in the third set, out of anger. He slipped in an action and his racket flew to the ground again. According to his version, an accident. The chair umpire allowed the action. By repetition it means losing a point, having a ‘match’ ball against.

These actions represent an accumulated economic fine of 8,000 euros, the highest paid by a participant in this Wimbledon 2023 so far.

But there is another side to this punishment. Who wouldn’t be hurt to have money deducted from their payroll for any reason. Although, in the case of Andreeva that value is not proportional to what you entered. For being the eighth finalist, £207,000. At the current exchange rate, about 242,000 euros. That would be 234,000. A very good peak for the Russian teenager, to follow because it promises a show.

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