You’re asking a question & then answering it, who are you to say my confidence is low?” – When Anna Kournikova threatened to walk out of an interview

Anna Kournikova once lost her temper during an interview when she was asked about her 2002 Wimbledon loss. She threatened to walk off the set, expressing her displeasure with the line of questioning.

Kournikova entered the tournament with hopes of winning her maiden Grand Slam title. However, her campaign was short-lived as she was knocked out in the opening round by fellow Russian Tatiana Panova in a hard-fought match. The final score was 1-6, 6-4, 4-6.Following that, Anna Kournikova appeared for an interview with BBC’s Gary Richardson. When Richardson asked about her confidence following the loss, the Russian seemed visibly irritated. She stood up and asked if the interview could be restarted before eventually resuming her position.

“You’re asking a question and then you’re saying my confidence is low so you’re answering it. Who are you to say my confidence is low?” Kournikova asked.
After the situation calmed down, Gary Richardson posed another question, asking if Anna Kournikova was considering stepping down to play in challenger tournaments, similar to what Andre Agassi did to regain his footing.
“Chris Evert, who knows about tennis and I don’t, has said Andre Agassi stepped down [to challenger tournaments] and that helped him. Is that something that you might do?”

The former World No. 8 responded:
“Can we try this again? [To Raquel Martin, head of media relations at WTA]. Am I talking about this match or what am I talking about?”