Naomi Osaka speaks to crowd through tears after heckling at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night.Osaka trailed in the first set when a woman in the stands shouted, "Osaka, you suck." The Japanese star approached the chair umpire to ask that something be done.

But the umpire explained that she didn't know who it was and could not take any action."I didn’t hear what lady say because I really so focus on my game, on my serve game, I didn’t understand what she say," Kudermetova said. "But after that moment, I saw that Naomi, she start to cry."Osaka later made the unusual request to use the umpire's microphone to address the crowd, which did not happen.A supervisor came on court for a prolonged discussion with Osaka.

The supervisor told the umpire "if it happens again, we're going to find him." Kudermetova waited behind the baseline for the match to resume.RELATED: Naomi Osaka says press conference format 'in great need of a refresh'Afterward, Osaka spoke to the crowd with tears streaming down her face."To be honest, I’ve gotten heckled before, like it didn’t really bother me, but heckled here," she said, her voice trailing off."I watched a video of Venus and Serena (Williams) getting heckled here, if you’ve never watched it you should watch it," Osaka said. "I don’t know why, but it went into my head and it got replayed a lot.

I’m trying not to cry."Naomi Osaka of Japan addresses the crowd after being heckled by a fan in her second-round match against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 12, 2022 in Indian Wells, California. (Phot The Williams.