Tennis star hilariously complains to umpire about strange smell at back of court

World number 8 Tennis star, Mirra Andreeva, hilariously halted her Round of 16 match at the Madrid Open to report a 'bulls***' aroma coming from her end of the court, disrupting her performance.

The Madrid Open is renowned for its baking temperatures that melt its players into the clay. It's a punishing and devastating court that has already claimed the scalps of Emma Raducanu and Venus Williams in this year's women's tournament.

But what might be most damaging this year is the inside of Mirra Andreeva's nose, as the court was left combating a foul stench that was enough to pause the game after cooking in the sun.

Mirra Andreeva reports bulls*** smell at Madrid Open

As one of the youngest stars in the sport, 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva is making a name for herself by wearing her heart on her sleeve.

Often expressing her emotions on court, the Russian has no issues in communicating her feelings, and this was epitomised as she halted play at the Madrid Open yesterday.

After being put off by a foul smell, Andreeva was seen approaching the umpire's chair to reveal that there was a 'bulls***' smell coming from behind her.

Rather eloquently put, the commentator relayed that 'a rather unhealthy smell coming from the back of the court' was the reason for the break in play.

Mirra somehow battled through the essence of excrement to beat Anna Bondár in a gruelling 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 tiebreaker, but found herself erupting into tears after the final stroke was played.

"I found myself in a really bad place when I was down 5-6 in the third set, when I lost five games in a row. Maybe it's strange to say, but I feel like at that moment it helped me a lot, because I was really hard on myself and I thought I didn't want to continue like that," she told the Daily Express.

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"After that, I was able to win my serve very easily, without losing a point. Even then, I wasn't happy because I felt like I should have closed it out earlier. I feel like I have to be able to close out matches when I have the opportunity, and that's why I'm being a little hard on myself right now, but I think it's a very necessary kind of criticism."

The teenage sensation is now through to the semi-final as she made light work of Leylah Fernandez, and will be looking to add a third title to her quickly-expanding resume.