Osaka urges US Open influencers to respect tennis etiquette — SkimNews
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- Naomi Osaka beat Katerina Siniakova 6-2 5-7 6-1 in the US Open second round, recovering after her serve deserted her while serving for the match at 5-3 in the second set.
- Osaka urged influencers in attendance to respect tennis 'etiquette' and read up on the sport, citing viral videos showing some not paying attention during her Monday first-round win over Anastasia Zakharova.
- Osaka said the umpire told the crowd to be quiet 'more than I've ever heard an umpire tell a crowd to be quiet' and that the noise during her first-round match had 'bothered my opponent, too.'
- Osaka swapped her Monday newspaper-print robe and long white skirt for a more understated, shimmery all-white outfit for the second round, which she said wouldn't have looked out of place at Wimbledon.
- Iga Swiatek (8th seed) beat Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-2 in 71 minutes to reach the third round at the US Open for the seventh consecutive year.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (3rd seed) became the highest men's seed eliminated so far, falling to unseeded world No. 50 Karen Khachanov, who broke the Canadian's serve seven times on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Why it matters: A four-time Grand Slam champion and two-time US Open winner is publicly drawing a line at how the tournament courts a wider social-media audience. The umpire's repeated crowd warnings — 'more than I've ever heard,' per Osaka — signal the disruption was significant enough to draw officiating intervention, not just a player complaint.
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