Anna revealed that she missed the year-end tournament due to visa issues, and netizens harshly criticized her situation with the song "No Guts."

"She should have been calm and in control! Now she's rushing and scrambling! Why are you crying, no guts!" After Lebakina clinched the final slot for the year-end finals, many fans likened Andreeva’s experience to this popular song "No Guts."

As an emerging talent in the tennis world, Andreeva had stated in an interview late last year that her aim for 2025 was to make it into the year-end finals. This year, she lived up to expectations by winning two WTA 1000 singles titles early on and reaching the quarterfinals of Grand Slams twice. These achievements pushed her into the world top ten for the first time and seemed to secure her spot in the year-end finals!

However, no one expected that the path to the year-end finals, which should have been smooth and confident, would be destroyed by Andreeva herself. After Wimbledon, her results fluctuated dramatically, and this late-season slump continued through the China swing, ultimately causing her to miss what once appeared to be a very secure year-end finals qualification.

Andreeva finished the season with 4319 points but still ranked outside the top 8. Many netizens lamented that she "wasted a great hand." Yet, some also noted that this shows how fiercely competitive the WTA is nowadays!

After Andreeva’s exit in Ningbo, she completely lost control over qualifying for the year-end finals. Meanwhile, her rival Lebakina won the Ningbo title and reached the semifinals in Tokyo, successfully locking in the last ticket for the WTA Riyadh year-end finals.

The 18-year-old Russian youngster Andreeva can now only helplessly remain the first alternate. She also revealed that she originally wanted to compete for a spot at the year-end finals but was unable to travel to Tokyo due to visa problems.

In an interview yesterday, Andreeva explained that she had planned to participate in the Tokyo tournament this week and even applied for a wildcard, but visa issues prevented her from going to Japan. Much of this was because her team did not anticipate her poor performance during the China swing, which directly led to missing the year-end finals.

Andreeva’s situation sparked heated discussions on social media. This led to the opening phrase: some netizens described her missing the year-end finals as a real-life version of "No Guts"—where she should have been calm and in control but ended up rushing and scrambling. This metaphor quickly resonated, with many fans agreeing it perfectly captured Andreeva’s fall from near certainty to losing her finals spot.

Currently, Andreeva can only hope for a withdrawal from another player, which would allow her, as the first alternate, to enter the tournament. Regardless, at just 18 years old, her battles on the tennis court are only beginning, and many opportunities lie ahead!(Source: Tennis Home, Author: Lu Xiaotian)