While participating in the Indian Wells Master tournament in the US, former world No. 1 tennis player Naomi Osaka was insulted by fans in the stands, causing her to shed tears while competing.
Tennis player Naomi Osaka was insulted by a fan during the first set of her Indian Wells Master’s first round match against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova on Sunday. When preparing to serve, Osaka suddenly heard screams from the stands.
People who were there described a man shouting: “Naomi, you’re a piece of trash.” The fans also expressed dissatisfaction with this defamatory attitude so they booed the man to stop.
But this person continued, causing Osaka to ask the force on the court to intervene. But the problem is that nothing happens. The referee explained that they did not know who the person who insulted her was, so they could not take action.
Osaka returned to the court with a frustrated mind. When she was about to serve, she had tears in her eyes. After some unsatisfactory plays due to influence, she talked to the on-field supervisor to intervene. But it’s all just a shake of the head.
The former world number 1 shed tears because he was scorned at the tennis tournament in the US photo 2
Osaka cried in anger because she was insulted
Lip reading experts have translated what the match supervisor said to the Japanese player: “If it happens again, we will find him.”
This promise does not help the former world number 1 feel secure. She played in an unstable mood, leading to a series of bad shots even though her opponent was much weaker. In the end, Osaka eventually lost to Veronika Kudermetova after 2 sets with strong scores (0-6 and 4-6).
After the match, the Japanese star spoke about the situation and ended up crying again. “To be honest, I’ve been harassed before, it doesn’t really bother me.
But being insulted here is unacceptable to me… I saw a video of Venus and Serena (the Williams sisters) being insulted here, and if you have never seen it, you should.” , Osaka said.