Naomi Osaka reduced to tears after being heckled during Indian Wells defeat

The Japanese player missed parts of the 2021 season because of mental health issues.

Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears after being heckled at Indian Wells (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

Naomi Osaka was reduced to tears after being heckled during her second-round defeat to Veronika Kudermetova at the BNP Paribas Masters in Indian Wells.

The Japanese player, who missed parts of the 2021 season because of mental health issues, was jeered in the early part of the match and it was undoubtedly a major factor as she lost 6-0 6-4 to the world number 24.