Indian Wells Master Live – Naomi Osaka Heckled: Japanese tennis champion Naomi Osaka began crying after stopping play mid-match to call out a heckler in the Indian Wells crowd. Osaka got very upset with the heckler who called her ‘Naomi You Suck’: Follow Tennis News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Osaka was badly rattled by a heckler early in her second round match against Veronika Kudermetova. She never recovered as she lost 6-0, 6-4.
What Exactly Happened? After being broken in the first game, a fan shouted “Naomi, you suck” and Osaka could later be seen wiping away tears.
After the match, the event’s 2018 champion addressed the crowd on center court, saying the incident reminded her of when Venus and Serena Williams were booed at the tournament in 2001.
“I’ve been heckled before and it didn’t really bother me,” Osaka said while holding back tears.
“But being heckled here. I’ve watched video of Venus and Serena get heckled here and if you’ve never watched it, you should watch it. And I don’t know why, but it went into my head and got replayed a lot,” she continued.
“I just want to say thank you and congratulations,” she concluded.
Indian Wells Master Live: Naomi Osaka left in tears after BRUTAL heckling by a spectator, heckler says ‘You Such Naomi’: Check OUT
The former world No.1 seemed out of sorts and distracted as she lost her first set 0-6 to Russian player Veronika Kudermetova at the WTA 1000 event.
Naomi Osaka asking chair umpire if she can borrow umpires mic to talk to the woman in the crowd. And her convo with supervisor. Naomi was crying #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/lehS7qi8EZ
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It was during the first set when a crowd member was heard yelling, “Naomi, you suck”, during a Kudermetova service game.
Osaka – currently ranked 78th in the world – stopped play to walk to the chair umpire, and asked if she could speak into the microphone to address the spectators.
She then began crying.
Naomi Osaka asked for the microphone after her loss against Veronika Kudermetova. Here’s what she said. pic.twitter.com/0Pj9WnNe4t
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Osaka rallied and composed herself to continue the match, and improved in the second set but lost the match eventually.
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