japanese tennis Naomi Osaka cries after being mocked by the crowd against Veronika Kudermetova in the second round of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday (3/13).

The incident happened when Kudermetova took a break at the start of the first set. city ​​of desert suna spectator at the stadium shouted “Naomi, you suck”.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was shaken and cried on center court. Other fans around the woman shouted for the mockingbird to be kicked out.

However, referee Paula Vieira Souza said the booed woman could not be identified and the match continued.

According to the report, at halftime after the second game, Osaka asked the referee for permission to take the microphone and speak to the audience.

“Can I borrow your microphone?” Osaka asked the referee.

“What do you mean?” said referee Souza.

“I just wanted to say something. I’m not going to swear. I’m not going to swear. It just weighs on my heart,” Osaka said.

However, after referee Souza spoke with WTA Tour supervisor Claire Wood, Naomi Osaka was not allowed to use a microphone. No player uses a microphone in the middle of the game.

The ridicule incident affected the concentration of Naomi Osaka who quickly took two breaks before losing 6-0 in the first set to the Russian.

Osaka tried to forget the loss and got up. However, Kudermetova was able to play consistently from the baseline, so she was able to beat Osaka 6-4 in the second set.

“To be honest, I’ve been booed before. I don’t really mind. But getting booed here, like, I watched a video of Venus and Serena getting booed here, and if you haven’t watched, you should watch it. I don’t know why, but it sticks in my head and I replay a lot,” said Naomi Osaka after the game.

The booing crowd in Indian Wells hasn’t arrived in Osaka. According TMZ2001 ago, Serena Williams was also booed by the crowd after winning Indian Wells.

Serena who was supposed to be paired with her sister, Venus, chose to leave because of ceera. Fan thought the injury was fake. An annoyed Serena opted out of the tournament for 15 years.

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