'Grow up': Uproar as Naomi Osaka cries AGAIN after being heckled at Indian Wells Open

'Grow up': Uproar as Naomi Osaka cries AGAIN after being heckled at Indian Wells Open
Naomi Osaka broke down during the BNPP Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 12, 2022, in Indian Wells, California (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Japanese Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka sparked an uproar on social media after she was brought to tears by a heckler during her 6-0 6-4 defeat by Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells on Saturday, March 12.

The former world number one was taunted during the first set by an unidentified woman in the crowd yelling, "Naomi, you suck!" Following her loss, Osaka said being heckled reminded her of the verbal abuse the Williams sisters faced at the same tournament in 2001. The 24-year-old was playing her third event since taking a break last September.

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