Amanda Anisimova appeared to ship a delicate shot at Mirra Andreeva following a bit tense Miami Open second because the world No. 17 displayed a center finger on her Instagram Story when revealing a blister that prompted her to name for a coach mid-match.
If you happen to missed it, the American was main 3-1 within the third set of her Miami third-round match towards the reigning Dubai and Indian Wells winner. With the Russian 40/30 up on her serve within the fifth sport, the 23-year-old stopped play and requested for a coach to return out for a right-hand blister.
Andreeva wasn’t proud of that transfer in any respect, bluntly stating: “Everyone knows why.” It wasn’t hard to figure out that the 17-year-old was implying that Anisimova’s move was made to throw her off her game.
Anisimova said she can’t hold her racquet and needs the physio but Mirra was not buying it 😬 pic.twitter.com/95geFCISm0
— Owen (@kostekcanu) March 24, 2025
When the match resumed, Andreeva managed to win that game after saving two break points but failed to complete her comeback as the 17th-seeded American registered a 7-6 (5) 2-6 6-3 victory. In the locker room, the three-time WTA champion decided to have some fun as she filmed her blister – all while giving a middle finger – and laughing in the vide.
“‘Everyone knows why’ at 3-1 up was a great one coming from the 1-2 first set medical (laughing emojis),” Anisimova captioned her Instagram Story.
Amanda Anisimova Instagram Story© Amanda Anisimova/Instagram – Fair Use
What Anisimova told the press when asked about the incident?
“My skin broke on my finger. When you get an acute injury you’re allowed to take a timeout, so that’s what I did,” the American defined.
Nonetheless, it ought to be additionally talked about that the world No. 17 had some fairly good phrases about Andreeva.
“Mirra is an incredible participant. I knew it could be actually powerful. It was an unimaginable match. I used to be tremendous excited to play right here. It’s my fourth Miami Open however my first time taking part in on a giant stadium,” Anisimova said of the 17-year-old.
Meanwhile, she plays against Emma Raducanu in the Miami round-of-16.
