It’s clear what Mirra Andreeva needs to do next following her tearful exit in Wuhan

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Mirra Andreeva appeared to be extremely distressed in her exit from the Wuhan Open.

Andreeva won Indian Wells and the Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this year, both WTA 1000 level tournaments.

This has enabled the 18-year-old to break into the top five of the WTA rankings, with Andreeva backed to become a Grand Slam champion soon.

Andreeva has produced some impressive results since then, but her latest match has sent warning signs that she should make a big decision about an upcoming tournament.

Mirra Andreeva should skip the WTA Finals for her own wellbeing

Andreeva has now lost back-to-back matches in China, with her latest defeat coming against Laura Siegemund in Wuhan, despite winning the first set.

While most tennis players lose every week, this defeat was particularly concerning for Andreeva given her body language throughout the match.

Andreeva was in tears on more than one occasion in this match, and appeared very frustrated with how she was performing on court.

It is obviously worth considering that she is still very young, but this is not the first time that something like this has happened with Andreeva, who has been criticised for her behaviour before.

However, after her emotional display in Wuhan, it feels as though there is more concern for Andreeva rather than disapproval.

One person on X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote, I’m genuinely concerned about Mirra Andreeva’s emotional state during her matches.”

Andreeva has already qualified for the year-end WTA Finals in doubles with her partner Diana Shnaider, and is also in contention to do so in singles.

Although, after watching what happened in Wuhan, fans of Andreeva have suggested that maybe this is not a wise decision given the level of competition.

One wrote, “If Andreeva qualifies for the WTA Finals, I have to wonder if it’s actually worth her playing? She’s been crying after every error today. Not sure three matches vs top 10 players would be particularly competitive or beneficial to her at this point. Seems like she just needs a break.”

Another person echoed the same sentiment, “At the going rate I don’t think Mirra will have to worry about [that]. It’s the end of a way too long year for everyone. I hate seeing Mirra like this. Time to shut down the year and rest.”

Someone else added, “It’s better if Mirra doesn’t make the finals she’s not ready imo (in my opinion).”

Will Mirra Andreeva definitely qualify for the WTA Finals in singles?

Andreeva’s decision to make her WTA Finals debut could largely depend on whether she qualifies for singles as well as doubles.

The Russian teenager is currently in a strong position to do so, sitting in seventh place in the race to the WTA Finals, with the top eight players from the year making it in to the year-end event in Riyadh.

However, after losing her first round match in Wuhan, it has given the likes of Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini an opportunity to overtake her.

Andreeva does also have a tournament scheduled after her Wuhan Open exit, as she plans to play the WTA 500 event in Ningbo, where she finished as runner-up last year.

If the three-time title winner is able to put this latest defeat behind her and produce a similar result in Ningbo again, then Andreeva is more than likely going to qualify for the WTA Finals for the first time at just 18 years old.

Although qualifying for the WTA Finals would be a huge achievement for Andreeva, perhaps the stress that could put her under is not what she needs given what we have seen recently, and instead she should follow her friend Daria Kasatkina, who ended her season to focus on her own wellbeing.