Naomi Osaka Not the First Black Woman to be Heckled in Indian Wells
- 2 years ago
On Saturday night, March 12th in stadium one at the BNP Paribas Open, Naomi Osaka had just lost the first point during her tennis match against Veronica Kudermetova.
As it got quiet, one spectator shouted out, “Naomi, you suck.”
In 2001, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Serena, Venus, and their father, Richard Williams was berated by hecklers in Indian Wells, which prompted the Williams sisters to boycott the tournament for 14 years.
As it got quiet, one spectator shouted out, “Naomi, you suck.”
In 2001, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Serena, Venus, and their father, Richard Williams was berated by hecklers in Indian Wells, which prompted the Williams sisters to boycott the tournament for 14 years.