Kerber heavily criticized on social media for “damage control congratulations” to Andreescu

Tennis fans didn't appreciate what happened during the last match between Angelique Kerber and Bianca Andreescu

By
Alex Boyden
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Kerber Andreescu

MIAMI OPEN. Angelique Kerber had a rather nightmarish 3rd round in Miami on Saturday when she lost the match (and the face) against 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu.

The “Drama Queen” controversy

After a hard fought match, the former world no.1 had to bow to a fantastic Andreescu that defeated her for the second time in 6 days. Angelique stunned the tennis community after she insulted the Canadian at the net saying “You’re the biggest drama queen ever.”

Andreescu insulted by Kerber after an incredible win at the Miami Open

It was completely unexpected that a 31-year-old and 3-slam champion treated like that an upcoming player.  That caused an uproar among the tennis fans (and beyond).

The congratulations from Angelique Kerber

On Sunday morning, Angelique sent her public congratulations to Bianca that sounded to the most like a (failed) PR exercise to limit the damage. Actually, it seems that it caused even more damage to Angelique’s image given the comments on social media.

A public apology would have been a better choice. Messy. Probably time to move on.