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- Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka was visibly rattled after a heckler yelled “Naomi, you suck” in the middle of her match against Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells.
- An emotional Osaka went on to address the crowd about getting heckled after her loss.
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Naomi Osaki was visibly rattled after getting heckled at Indian Wells on Saturday night.
In the middle of her match against Veronika Kudermetova, a heckler could be heard yelling, “Naomi, You Suck.”
For those who may have missed this, Naomi Osaka had to deal with some nutcase person at Indian Wells yelling “Naomi YOU SUCK!” at her before the second game of her match vs Veronika Kudermetova #BNPPO22 @BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/FNJrw3099Y
— The Whole Delivery (@TWDTV1) March 13, 2022
A visibly upset Osaka stopped the match and tried to get the heckler kicked out of the arena.
Naomi Osaka caught wind of the insane fan and was visibly and JUSTIFIABLY upset at this type of rude fan hackling that does not happen in tennis, AT ALL.
And Osaka rightfully complained to the chair umpire about this clown fan needing to be thrown out #BNPPO22 pic.twitter.com/6e12i9frRc
— Andrew Jones (@TWDTV1) March 13, 2022
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After losing her match against Kudermetova, an emotional Osaka addressed the crowd and explained why she was bothered by the heckler at Indian Wells.
Naomi Osaka addressed crowd at #IndianWells after her loss. Says the heckler didn't bother her as much as the flashback in her head to when Venus & Serena Williams, along with Richard, were booed & heckled years ago. Serena boycotted the tourney for 14 yrs pic.twitter.com/Umb8tMvKFP
— Joshua Sánchez (@joshnsanchez) March 13, 2022