Russian tennis player spoke about threats after a defeat of 14 years

Russian tennis player Andreeva spoke about threats after a defeat of 14 years

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva said that she received threats after losing in the match. Her words are given by Tennis.com.

“When I was 14 and I played one of the first tournaments of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), after the defeat I received a message:“ Look around because I will find you and cut off my hands, ”the athlete recalled. At the same time, the Russian woman noted that she had never felt in danger while photographing with fans and ball signing, because security officers are always nearby.

17-year-old Andreeva takes 14th place in the ranking of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). In pairs with Diana Schneider, she became the silver medalist of the Olympic Games-2024.

Earlier, British Emma Radukan said that she was faced with persecution in a public place in Dubai (UAE), where the WTA tournament is taking place. Later, she saw a stalker in her match in the forefront, cried and turned to the judge on the tower. After that, the organizers calculated the pursuer and kicked him out of the stands, banning visiting tournaments under the auspices of WTA until the degree of threat on his part.

Source: Lenta

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