Pegula训练私话被直播麦克风收走：称安德烈耶娃是「diva」 WTA为未告知球员道歉
11月4日，美国网球明星 Jessica Pegula 在位于加利福尼亚州河滨县的 Indian Wells 为 WTA 总决赛备战，与19岁的俄罗斯球员 Mirra Andreeva（安德烈耶娃）合练结束后，她同教练 Mark Knowles 的一段私下谈话被训练场边开启的麦克风收进 WTA 官方 YouTube 的训练直播，片段随后在 X 等社交平台疯传。11月5日，WTA 发表声明，为未告知球员麦克风正在工作承担全部责任并道歉。
Pegula 在录音中说，Andreeva 人不错，但她是个「diva」（爱摆架子），需要挫挫锐气；她还说自己对 Andreeva 的教练 Conchita Martínez 失去了一点尊重，认为对方不但不约束、反而纵容这种行为。谈到合练中 Andreeva 一度4比0领先后仍把球打向教练，她说，若自己是教练，会认为这是对另一名球员的不尊重。她同时夸 Andreeva 发球出色、移动灵活、预判聪明，并说如果 Andreeva 有 Coco Gauff 那样的心态，会比 Gauff 还要强。
Pegula 的经纪人 Chris McCormack 表示，Pegula 完全不知道场边有麦克风、更不知道这场训练正在直播，她已直接联系相关人士亲自致歉，并认为这件事应当面做、而不是通过媒体。截至发稿，Pegula 本人未就此公开发表评论，Andreeva 与 Gauff 方面也未公开回应。
WTA 在声明中说：「WTA 对未能告知球员及其团队、总决赛训练场上为球迷直播训练而设的麦克风正在工作一事承担全部责任。我们为未能尽到确保球员和教练得到妥善告知的责任诚挚道歉。」巡回赛方面的人士称，这些麦克风本意只收训练的环境声，而不是球员与教练的对话。WTA 已删除其 YouTube 频道上的全部训练直播视频，后续训练直播将继续进行、但不再带音频。
这并非个例：另一场训练直播中，世界排名第一、卫冕冠军 Elena Rybakina 与教练 Stefano Vukov 的对话也被麦克风收走，她对教练说：「待在这儿，我在跟你说话。」前温网冠军 Marketa Vondrousova 在 Instagram 连发两条限时动态点名 WTA，写道：「让球迷接触这项运动，和让球迷听到私人谈话，是两回事」，并要求「停下这件事」。
WTA 总决赛于11月8日至15日在 Indian Wells Tennis Garden 举行，今年首次落户该地，汇集本赛季排名最高的八位单打球员。Pegula 现年32岁、世界排名第五，11月8日星期日首战同胞 Gauff；Andreeva 世界排名第三、今年夺得法网冠军，11月9日星期一对阵 Elina Svitolina。两人在单打正式比赛中从未交手，本届分处不同小组，若双双出线，可能在半决赛或决赛相遇。
Pegula's Private Practice Chat Caught on Hot Mic at WTA Finals: WTA Apologizes for Failing to Tell Players
On November 4, American tennis star Jessica Pegula was preparing for the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, in Riverside County, California, when a private conversation with her coach Mark Knowles after a joint practice session with 19-year-old Russian player Mirra Andreeva was picked up by live courtside microphones and carried on the WTA's official YouTube practice livestream. Clips of the comments quickly went viral on X and other platforms. On November 5, the WTA issued a statement taking full responsibility and apologizing for failing to tell players the microphones were active.
In the recording, Pegula said Andreeva is a nice girl but a "diva" who "needs to be humbled," and said she had lost a little respect for Andreeva's coach, Conchita Martínez, whom she accused of egging on that behavior rather than checking it. Referring to a moment in the practice when Andreeva, already up 4-0, hit balls toward her coach, Pegula said that if she were the coach she would see it as disrespectful to the other player. She also praised Andreeva's serve, movement and anticipation, and said that with Coco Gauff's mentality, Andreeva would be better than Gauff.
Pegula's agent, Chris McCormack, said Pegula was completely unaware of the microphones or that the practice was being livestreamed, and that she has since contacted those involved directly to apologize in person rather than through the media. As of publication, Pegula had not commented publicly, and neither Andreeva nor Gauff had responded publicly.
"The WTA takes full responsibility for failing to inform our players and their teams that microphones, in place to give fans a livestream of the players' practice, were active on the courts at the WTA Finals," the WTA said in its statement. "We sincerely apologize for failing to meet our responsibility to ensure players and coaches were properly informed." A tour source said the microphones were meant to capture only the ambient sound of practice, not conversations. The WTA has removed all of its practice-session livestreams from its YouTube channel, and future practice livestreams will continue without audio.
Pegula was not the only player caught out. In another livestreamed session, world No. 1 and defending champion Elena Rybakina was heard telling her coach Stefano Vukov, "Stay here. I'm talking to you." Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova tagged the WTA in two Instagram stories, writing, "There's a difference between giving fans access to the sport and giving them access to private conversations," and adding, "Stop this."
The WTA Finals run from November 8 to 15 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, which is hosting the event for the first time, and feature the season's top eight singles players. Pegula, 32 and ranked No. 5 in the world, opens on Sunday, November 8, against fellow American Gauff. Andreeva, ranked No. 3 and this year's French Open champion, faces Elina Svitolina on Monday, November 9. Pegula and Andreeva have never met in a singles match and are in different groups, but could meet in the semifinals or the final if both advance.
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