Hot mics, Andreeva ‘diva’ drama and a stopgap finale at Indian Wells bail out the WTA | Tumaini Carayol

The Guardian

Finals have hit California desert after a stormy few years and pre-tournament kerfuffle has added to the fun Towards the end of a positive day for Mirra Andreeva, one of the brightest young stars of women’s tennis, the 19-year-old approached the broadcast cameras to dissect her excellent 6-4, 6-0 win against Elina Svitolina in her first match at this year’s WTA Finals. Andreeva took her place alongside Madison Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion and a guest reporter for Sky Sports at Indian Wells, who greeted her with a mischievous smile. “Hey, diva!” Keys said. This was an obvious…