WTA apologises to Pegula for broadcast of ‘diva’ comment about Andreeva
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Pegula's conversation with her coach on a practice court at Indian Wells was broadcast on a WTA YouTube livestream.
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief Valerie Camillo apologised after a courtside microphone captured United States star Jessica Pegula making disparaging comments about rival Mirra Andreeva.
Pegula was plunged into controversy after her conversation with coach Mark Knowles on a practice court at Indian Wells in California was broadcast on a WTA YouTube livestream of the session.
In the exchange, Pegula can be heard describing 19-year-old Russian Andreeva as a “diva”.
World number four Pegula was also heard criticising Andreeva’s coach, former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, for not addressing French Open champion Andreeva’s behaviour.
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