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Naomi Osaka Heckled During Defeat Against Russian Veronika Kudermetova

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Tennis star Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears after a spectator passed a derogatory comment during her 2nd-round defeat at Indian Wells - BNP Paribas Open 2022 in California on Sunday. Osaka was rattled by the heckling from the crowd lost her match to Veronika Kudermetova 6-0, 6-4.

Osaka was trailing in the first set of her second-round match when a woman in the crowd shouted "You suck, Osaka". The tennis star stepped play and approached the chair umpire, asking something to be done. However, the organizers were not able to identify the person who made the unruly remark.

As the match progressed, Osaka walked up to the chair umpire again and requested him to use the microphone so that she could address the crowd. A supervisor came on court for a prolonged discussion with Osaka. The supervisor told the umpire “if it happens again, we're going to find him." Kudermetova waited behind the baseline for the match to resume, news agency AP reported.