Mirra Andreeva has the perfect response to Jessica Pegula after the American was caught on a hot mic branding the teenager a “diva”. Both women are competing at the WTA Finals, being staged this year in Indian Wells. The pair practised together ahead of the tournament in a session that was livestreamed by the WTA. Once Andreeva had left the court, Pegula criticised the French Open champion’s behaviour during what she thought was a private conversation with her coach, Mark Knowles. But hot mics picked up what she said, and the footage went viral.

“I think she’s a nice girl, she’s just a diva. She needs to be humbled,” the world No. 5 said of Andreeva. The WTA has since taken full responsibility and publicly apologised for the moment being caught on cameras and microphones. Pegula has also reportedly apologised to those involved.

Neither woman addressed the unfortunate incident during pre-tournament media day at the WTA Finals, but it seems they’ve patched things up, as both poked fun at the ‘diva’ comment following the iconic season-ending photoshoot.

Andreeva, Pegula and the other six singles stars at the WTA Finals were styled for the annual pre-tournament photoshoot. Both women were dressed in Chanel and posed for photos alone and with their rivals.

They even took one photo together, and Andreeva included it in a photo dump on her Instagram with a very appropriate caption. “DIVAS,” the world No. 3 wrote alongside a snap of her and Pegula, adding the nail emoji and a kissing emoji.

The 32-year-old also joined in, commenting: “Divas in Chanel”. Pegula’s comment alone has racked up more than 3,000 likes, while Andreeva’s photo carousel has 43,000 likes and counting.

Although Andreeva and Pegula have not otherwise commented on the incident, WTA Chair Valerie Camillo publicly apologised ahead of the season-ending championships. “I’d like to take a moment to address the livestream feeds on the practice courts that picked up some player conversations without their awareness,” she told media in Indian Wells.

“First, I want to apologise on behalf of the entire WTA for these occurrences. The WTA is sensitive to player privacy and has policies and procedures in place to balance players’ needs for safe spaces with opportunities to bring fans closer to the game.

“There were several breakdowns in our execution of the livestream given our own policies and procedures. There was a lack of advanced notice and clear signage to assist players about the recording equipment operating in the area. It was also not our intention to capture conversations on the livestream of practices, but rather to record ambient sound. So clearly there was a failure in our technical execution and monitoring.

“As the chair of the WTA, I’m committed to leading an organisation that delivers the best for our players, tournaments and fans. Our execution here did not meet that standard.

“I want to specifically apologise to Jessica Pegula and Mark Knowles. What happened was regrettable and unacceptable. Jess is one of the WTA’s best advocates and biggest stars. She does not deserve this distraction.

“As a member organisation, one of the primary responsibilities of the WTA is to protect our players whenever possible. That did not happen here. The players deserve better and we will continue to work to raise the bar for the WTA.”