WTA apologises to Pegula over livestreamed practice-court comments
Sport · First reported 6 Nov, 22:28 · Updated 23:10
WTA chair Valerie Camillo apologised to Jessica Pegula and coach Mark Knowles after a livestream captured Pegula calling Mirra Andreeva a “diva.” The WTA said it had removed audio-recording equipment from practice areas.
- A WTA YouTube livestream of a practice session at Indian Wells captured Pegula speaking with coach Mark Knowles about Andreeva.
- WTA chair Valerie Camillo apologised to Pegula and Knowles, citing failures in livestream execution, monitoring and advance notice.
- The WTA said recording equipment had been removed from practice areas; the WTA Finals were due to begin on Sunday.
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- WTA chair
- Valerie Camillo
- Players involved
- Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva
- Coach mentioned
- Mark Knowles
- Recording location
- A practice court at Indian Wells, California
- WTA response
- The WTA said it removed audio-recording equipment from practice areas.
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- An earlier Lux story reported that Pegula’s comments about Andreeva were heard on a livestream and said Andreeva had not publicly responded. [132af734-0afe-4a8e-b663-bd16d4f0a62f]
- Another earlier Lux story covered the WTA’s apology after a hot microphone captured Pegula’s remarks about Andreeva. [466c3c32-f6cb-40fd-ba87-8ea6355cd1fe]
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