MIRRA ANDREEVA broke down in tears multiple times and demanded a cameraman stop filming her during a worrying mid-match meltdown.
The Russian tennis ace, 18, lost her cool during her Wuhan Open defeat to Laura Siegemund on Monday.
Andreeva, ranked fifth in the world, cut a hugely frustrated figure in the 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3 loss.
During the first set, the teen was visibly emotional as she won a tense tiebreak.
But as her opponent took control of the game, Andreeva stunned onlookers as she started to cry.
Siegemund then quickly moved ahead in the second set, resulting in Andreeva unleashing a foul-mouthed rant.
She could be audibly heard screaming in Russian: “(I’m) f*****g sick of this f*****g tennis.”
After losing another game, Andreeva then smashed her racquet on the court.
And when Siegemund won the next game too, Andreeva broke into full tearful sobs.
The third set saw her become even more irritated though.
Andreeva’s head completely went when she deliberately struck a hard ball into the crowd after complaining about Siegemund’s perceived time wasting.
She then hit the net with a poor shot, screaming she “couldn’t believe it”.
And as Andreeva continued crying, she warned a cameraman to stop filming her during a changeover.
It’s not the first time Andreeva has had an emotional tennis match.
She was in floods of tears after losing the Ningbo Open final to Daria Kasarkina last season.
And while playing in Montreal this summer, she repeatedly punched herself in the leg while losing to McCartney Kessler.
Andreeva’s Wuhan meltdown came after Emma Raducanu withdrew from the tournament due to the heat.
The Brit became dizzy and needed her blood pressure checked as temperatures soared to 34C.
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