Nadal says players should be ready for heckling after Osaka exit
Rafael Nadal on Monday expressed sympathy for Naomi Osaka following her tearful exit at Indian Wells, but believes players should learn to deal with hostile fans.
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Rafael Nadal says players should be ready for heckling after Naomi Osaka exit
Rafael Nadal on Monday expressed sympathy for Naomi Osaka following her tearful exit at Indian Wells, but believes players should learn to deal with hostile fans. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was reduced to tears by a heckler on Saturday as she crashed out of the tournament in a straight sets defeat to Veronika Kudermetova. It was another uncomfortable moment for Osaka, who put mental health in the spotlight last year after revealing she had suffered from depression.
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Rafael Nadal says that while the kind of heckling Naomi Osaka was subjected to at Indian Wells should never happen, elite-level athletes should be “prepared” to deal with it. A spectator shouted “Naomi, you suck” at her on Saturday during her straight sets defeat against Veronika Kudermetova. It left the four-time Grand Slam champion visibly upset.
Nadal says players should be ready for heckling after Osaka exit
INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Naomi Osaka of Japan speaks with WTA supervisor Clare Wood after play was disrupted by a shout from the crowd during her straight sets defeat against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in their second round match on Day 6 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 12, 2022 in Indian Wells, California. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CLIVE BRUNSKILL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Nadal, sobre Osaka: "Somos afortunados; debemos estar preparados para resistir"
Después de y meterse en octavos de final de Indian Wells, con mejores sensaciones que el día de su, atendió a los medios de comunicación y hablo, entre otras cosas, de su evolución, y también de uno de los temas que están candentes en el torneo, la despedida de Naomi Osaka entre lágrimas tras perder contra la rusa Kudermetova desestabilizada por el insulto de un espectador.