A BNP Paribas Open match between Naomi Osaka and Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells was disrupted late Saturday night after the words of one heckler cut through the stadium.
"Naomi, you suck."
While not out of place from heckles that most prominent athletes will inevitably hear in their careers, the words clearly had an effect on Osaka. The rest of the crowd quickly booed the heckler and match was briefly halted while the four-time Grand Slam champion asked the chair umpire if the fan could be ejected.
Osaka was later seen in tears between games.