B/R | Naomi Osaka Cries, Addresses Crowd After Fan Heckles Her During Loss at Indian Wells

Naomi Osaka was brought to tears after being heckled during her second-round match at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

An unidentified woman could be heard screaming “Naomi, you suck!” after Veronika Kudermetova broke Osaka’s serve in the first game of the match. A visibly upset Osaka asked to have the fan thrown out of the match and requested to speak to the crowd to address the heckling, but her requests were denied by the chair umpire.

Osaka never recovered from the incident, losing 6-0, 6-4, and addressed the crowd after the match.  –read more–