WTA chair apologizes to Jessica Pegula after airing of ‘diva’ comment about Mirra Andreeva, confirms audio deactivated on practice courts at Indian Wells | Tennis news

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Pegula hopes the incident will allow players to demand more privacy

Camillo added: “I especially want to apologize to Jessica Pegula and her [coach] Mark Knowles. What happened was unfortunate and unacceptable.

“Jess is one of the WTA’s best defenders and biggest stars. She doesn’t deserve this distraction.

Andreeva won the French Open this year, defeating Maja Chwalińska in the final
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Andreeva won the French Open this year, defeating Maja Chwalińska in the final

Pegula: Let’s keep pushing for more privacy

World number 5 said: “Obviously I had no idea and wasn’t aware of the audio being recorded. But there it is.

“I think so [this will] definitely reignites the thread. We hope we can use this event to push for more player privacy.”

Coco Gauff called for more privacy in January
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Coco Gauff called for more privacy in January

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