VIDEO: Naomi Osaka Brought to Tears by Heckler During Match
Tennis star Naomi Osaka became visibly upset and emotional on Saturday after a heckler in the stands shouted, “Naomi, you suck!” during a match.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka became visibly upset and emotional on Saturday after a heckler in the stands shouted, “Naomi, you suck!” during a match.
The BNP Paribas Open, the near-major tennis tournament set to begin this week in the California desert, won’t be played as scheduled after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley.
Former world No. 1 Jimmy Connors has defended former Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore after he spouted sexist comments about female tennis players.
Raymond Moore has stepped down as CEO and tournament director at Indian Wells after he said female tennis players ride the coattails of their male counterparts.
Indian Wells runner-up Serena Williams blasted Raymond Moore, the tournament’s CEO and director, after he said female tennis players ride the coattails of their male counterparts and should get on their knees to thank them.
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams joins the lineup at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells for the first time since 2001.
Serena Williams withdrew from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with a right knee injury only an hour before her semifinal match against Simona Halep.
Serena Williams finally returned the prominent BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA, on Friday night for the first time in 14 years. It was a rough match, but the world’s best tennis player defeated No. 68 Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-5.
Serena Williams, the top-ranked female tennis player, announced in Time that she will return to Indian Wells in 2015. She boycotted the tournament after 2001, which became a mandatory stop on the WTA tour in 2009, since the tournament director did not apologize for treatment she endured playing there.