Mirra Andreeva, who surprised US Open and Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur in the second round of the Australian Open, was engaged in a tough third-round match with French world No.72 Diane Parry when she bit her own arm in desperation.

Andreeva had equalized the match, winning the second set 6-1 after losing the first set by the same score, when she was behind 0-2 in the final set and reached deuce in Parry’s following service game. After a rather ugly unforced error, Mirra was caught biting herself.

Andreeva at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Ranked world no.47, Andreeva has achieved a composed 6-1 record in 2024. Andreeva is competing at the Australian Open where she bested the world no.71 Bernarda Pera 7-5 6-2

, the world no.6 Ons Jabeur 6-0 6-2 and the world no.72 Diane Parry 1-6 6-1 7-6⁵.