The Japanese player, suffering from anxiety problems, failed to mobilize to stay in the match against Russian Veronika Kudermetova. The world’s former number 1 was eliminated in the second round of WTA 1,000.
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Four words launched from the Tennis Tournament for the Indian Wells (California, USA) tournament, then the distress of Naomi Osaka. Match Entrance, this Saturday, March 12, by the Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the Japanese player (78 e ) was taken at part by a spectator in the third set of the first set: ” Naomi, you are zero! “.
Tears that she could not suppress have sunk, after she complained about this behavior with officials. Without consequence for said spectator, when it sometimes happens in NBA, the North American basketball championship, that fans are excluded from the rooms for their verbal provocations or their aggressive behaviors.
With anxiety problems, Naomi Osaka failed to remote: swept 6-0, 6-4 by his adversary of the day, the former world issue was eliminated in the second round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells. Especially since his adversary of the day has remained imperturbable despite the circumstances, even when the Japanese, scoped by a pride that has been rarely seen before such difficulties, seemed to come back in the game. But Naomi Osaka finally lost his service to the seventh game of the second round and Russian did not miss the opportunity to finish.
The Huées against the Williams family
At the end of the meeting, the Japanese could take the microphone and express themselves on the court, again with a palpable emotion, and under the applause fed:
“To be honest, I have the impression of having already been chahuté before, it did not really disturb me. But, I watched a video of Venus and Serena [Williams] hitching here . If you’ve never looked at it, you should look at it. “
“I Just Wanted to Say ‘Thank You.”
“I’ve Gotten Heckled Before Goal Heckled Here, I Watched A Video of Venus and S … https://t.co/w5tx8xqsdm (@andrew jones)“I do not know why, but it came to mind and it stayed … I’m trying not to cry. I just have to say thank you and congratulations,” concluded Naomi Osaka, S ‘ Addressing this time to Veronika Kudermetova.
“as well as possible”
In September 2021, after his premature elimination in the third round of the US Open whose title she was facing the young Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the Japanese had melted into tears in a press conference. Previously, she had retired during the tournament at Roland-Garros, after refusing to answer the media questions, revealing having lived “several depressive episodes”.
She had done the impasse on Wimbledon, before returning home, at the Tokyo Games, where she had lit the Olympic basin and where the expectations were immense. But she had failed to glean a gold medal, getting eliminated from the eighths of final.
After his break of three months, in the wake of the US Open, Naomi Osaka had assured to feel “as well as possible” at the beginning of the Australian Open, where she defended, there too, His title but where she could not exceed the third round. As it still appears very fragile psychologically, the question arises again to know what its future will be on the courts.