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French Open champ Mirra Andreeva left in tears after early Wimbledon exit
Key takeaways
- Mirra Andreeva crashed back down to earth after her French Open.
- Andreeva faced six match points when 2024 Wimbledon winner Krejčíková served for the match at 5-3 and saved them all before finally converting her fourth break point in a marathon game.
- Fifth seed Andreeva, coming off her first grand slam title at Roland Garros less than a month ago, threw her racket away in disgust and later smashed it into her bag before leaving centre court.
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Mirra Andreeva crashed back down to earth after her French Open. (Getty Images: Shi Tang)
Link copied Share Share article. It took seven match points, but eventually Barbora Krejčíková has knocked French Open champion Mirra Andreeva out of Wimbledon in the biggest upset of the women's tournament so far, winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Andreeva faced six match points when 2024 Wimbledon winner Krejčíková served for the match at 5-3 and saved them all before finally converting her fourth break point in a marathon game.
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