Andy Murray says players should be prepared for heckling after Naomi Osaka incident
Andy Murray says young athletes must be prepared to deal with heckling after Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears during her third-round match at Indian Wells last week.
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Andy Murray responds to Naomi Osaka heckling at Indian Wells
Andy Murray says young athletes must be prepared to deal with heckling after Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears during her third-round match at Indian Wells last week.
Fan abuse of Naomi Osaka was idiotic – and increasingly common across sport
Naomi Osaka’s emotional, tear-filled comments after she was heckled during her second-round loss in Indian Wells on Saturday immediately drew comparisons to the infamous incident at the same tournament in 2001 when the Williams sisters were mercilessly – and unjustly - booed. While the setting was the same and both instances reveal an ugly side of fandom, the circumstances surrounding each are decidedly not similar.
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‘How is that allowed?’ – Andy Murray slams heckler who reduced Naomi Osaka to tears
Andy Murray says he feels for Naomi Osaka after she was reduced to tears by a heckler and is baffled as to how people can think it’s acceptable to shout abuse at an athlete.
Andy Murray on Naomi Osaka being heckled at Indian Wells: ‘I feel for her, but you have to be prepared for it’
Andy Murray said players must learn to “tolerate” heckling despite questioning why spectators attend events simply to direct abuse at players. A spectator shouted “Naomi, you suck” at Naomi Osaka on Saturday evening, with the four-time Grand Slam champion visibly upset during her straight sets defeat against Veronika Kudermetova.
Naomi Osaka reduced to tears after being heckled during Indian Wells defeat
Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears after being heckled during her second-round defeat to Veronika Kudermetova at the BNP Paribas Masters in Indian Wells.
Andy Murray says hecklers are an unfortunate part of sports
Andy Murray expressed sympathy for Naomi Osaka after she was rattled by a heckler during her second-round loss on Saturday night at Indian Wells but said unruly fans were an unfortunate part of sports. Osaka was thrown off her game and began to cry after a person screamed, "Naomi, you suck!" early on in her eventual 6-0, 6-4 loss to Veronika Kudermetova. After the match, Osaka spoke directly to the otherwise supportive crowd, saying the incident reminded her of the abuse Venus and Serena Williams received at the tournament in 2001, which led them to boycott the event for more than a decade. "It's a difficult one," Murray told reporters after his second-round loss on Sunday.