The Women's Tennis Association has apologized after a hot microphone captured Jessica Pegula making remarks about Andreeva, according to a report by The Guardian. The WTA admitted that it did not tell players their on-court conversations during practice sessions at the WTA Finals were being broadcast.
The Guardian reported that Pegula was heard describing Andreeva as a "diva" who needed to be humbled. The report said the remarks were picked up during those practice sessions, which the tour had not disclosed as broadcast.
The Guardian's report said a controversy then erupted in Indian Wells after Pegula was heard on the WTA's YouTube livestream. The summary of that report breaks off at that point, so the remainder of the account is not reflected here.
According to The Guardian, the WTA said practice livestreams will continue without audio. The apology and that decision are the two responses the report describes from the tour.
The Guardian's headline frames the episode as a hot mic capture of Pegula's remarks about Andreeva, and the summary states the WTA's admission that players were not told their conversations were live.
This story is based only on the summary of The Guardian's report. It does not include a statement from Pegula or Andreeva, the complete text of the WTA's apology, or accounts from other news outlets, because none were available for this report.
Sources: The Guardian: WTA apologizes after hot mic captures Pegula’s ‘diva’ remarks about Andreeva.