Indian Wells

Naomi Osaka loses at Indian Wells after a spectator yells, "You suck!," sparking memories of the insults Serena and Venus Williams endured at the venue.

“I just wanted to say thank you. Osaka was allowed to speak after the match. After hearing the shout from a suite in Stadium 1 on Saturday, Osaka asked the chair umpire to be given the microphone to address the crowd.

Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

“To kind of push him to the edge was awesome. Anisimova failed to convert four match points in the second set before citing illness. Nadal trailed 5-2 in the third set before winning four straight games with two breaks of Korda to take a 6-5 lead. Osaka hadn't played a tournament since January when she lost in the round of 32 at the Australian Open. Only having played a handful of events last year, her ranking dropped to 78th in the world. “He made a couple mistakes and I was able to save myself.” “He’s one of the greatest players of all time. Kudermetova waited behind the baseline for the match to resume. “I think it will be good with her.” “But after that moment, I saw that Naomi, she start to cry.” “I don’t know why, but it went into my head and it got replayed a lot. When Venus and their father Richard took their seats to watch Serena in the final against Kim Clijsters, the crowd began booing. But the umpire explained that she didn't know who it was and could not take any action.

Naomi Osaka was heckled during her second-round loss at Indian Wells on Saturday and asked to address the crowd afterward to explain why it made her so ...

She is next slated to play at the Miami Open later this month as a wild card. The crowd then directed its ire on Serena throughout her match, and the jeers continued even after Serena defeated Kim Clijsters for the title. "But after that moment, I saw that Naomi, she start to cry." Kudermetova waited behind the baseline for the match to resume. Some believed Richard manipulated matches between his daughters following Venus' withdrawal due to an injury ahead of their semifinal match at the event. In between games shortly after, Osaka asked if she could use the umpire's microphone to address the crowd.

A heckling fan shouting "Naomi, you suck!" brought four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka to tears at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

In 2021, Osaka earned $37 million, which was a single-year record for a female athlete, according to Forbes. Osaka has been transparent about her struggles with mental health, and has taken time off from the World Tour to manage it. The umpire spoke to her supervisor, who ultimately declined the request, telling Osaka that a player taking the microphone mid-match is unprecedented. INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A woman in the crowd at the BNP Paribas Open yelled, “Naomi, you suck!” at Naomi Osaka following the first game of her match Saturday evening. Osaka, 24, was referencing an ugly part of the history at the Indian Wells tournament, when fans booed Serena Williams as she won the tournament in 2001. “I’m not going to curse.

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Newly minted No. 1 Daniil Medvedev eased to victory at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday in his first match since becoming the top-ranked men's player in the ...

"But then point by point I started to believe it. Anisimova failed to convert four match points in the second set before citing illness. "I follow the rules. "To kind of push him to the edge was awesome. "He made a couple mistakes and I was able to save myself." Right now it's Indian Wells week and I want to make it a good story." Sabalenka fired eight aces to go with 10 double faults. Nadal trailed 5-2 in the third set before winning four straight games with two breaks of Korda to take a 6-5 lead. "That's how tennis is, every week is a new story. Earlier this week, Medvedev received a trophy commemorating his status atop the ATP Tour rankings. Shows a lot of my game, how dangerous it can be against tough opponents." Medvedev made quick work of his Czech opponent, finishing Machac off in just over an hour.