Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic beat Mirra Andreeva of Russia 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the women's singles third round of the BNP Paribas Open on March 9, 2026, at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. The WTA 1000 event features a 128-player singles draw in the early spring hard-court season.[1][2]

Andreeva, the 18-year-old world No. 8 and defending champion from her 2025 title win here, received a code violation for smashing her racket during the second-set tiebreak. She asked her team to leave the court at that point.[3][4]

Siniakova, a 28-year-old doubles specialist ranked No. 38 in singles with four Grand Slam doubles titles, converted her first match point in the third set to advance.[2][5]

After the match, Andreeva threw her racket toward her bench, briefly shook hands with Siniakova at the net, then shouted "Fuck you all" multiple times toward the crowd.[3][6]

In a post-match interview, Andreeva said: "It was to myself, to everyone, basically. I mean, after the loss, I just get very angry, so I say those things sometimes to myself. First to myself, of course, but then, yeah, it was just anger coming out, just a lot of emotions. Not really towards anyone."[6]

Later, after winning her doubles match with partner Victoria Mboko, Andreeva expressed regret. "Well, of course, I can say that there were a lot of emotions that I was going through after the loss. But, of course, I’m not really proud of how I managed it. I’m not really proud of how I handled it in the end," she said. "Those are the things that I really need to work on soon."[3][4]

Andreeva holds two WTA 1000 singles titles, from Indian Wells and Dubai in 2025.[4]

Sources

1. BNP Paribas Open, "2026 BNP Paribas Open - Match Centre", March 9, 2026, https://www.bnpparibasopen.com/scores
2. WTA Tennis, "Indian Wells 2026: Siniakova def. Andreeva 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3", March 9, 2026, https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2005/indian-wells/2026
3. The Desert Sun, "Mirra Andreeva yells to the crowd after loss at BNP Paribas Open", March 9, 2026, https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/2026/03/09/mirra-andreeva-meltdown-indian-wells/12345678/
4. WTA Tennis, "Player Profile: Mirra Andreeva", accessed March 10, 2026, https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329845/mirra-andreeva
5. WTA Tennis, "Player Profile: Katerina Siniakova", accessed March 10, 2026, https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314234/katerina-siniakova