"While the conversation wasn't picked up on camera, Naomi later claimed that Sorana was "angry" about how she hyped herself up during the match. In one clip, Naomi can be heard telling herself, "Come on!" multiple times as she prepared to serve, prompting Sorana to ask an umpire, "Is this okay? To do 'come on' between points?" The umpire confirmed it was allowed since Naomi wasn't serving yet,"
"but Sorana pushed further. "So I can talk between points? ... Can I go 'come on" and talk, basically?" The umpire again said it was fine, explaining, "You're not serving yet, so it's not a hindrance to you." After the match, Naomi told a reporter that Sorana was "mad" about her self-pep talks. 'Whatever," Naomi continued. "She's a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open. Sorry, she was mad about it.""
Naomi Osaka beat retiring Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at the Australian Open at Margaret Court Arena. At the net after the match, Cirstea gave Osaka a noticeably cold handshake and walked away after a brief, inaudible exchange. Video showed Osaka repeatedly saying "Come on!" between points, which prompted Cirstea to ask an umpire whether that was allowed; the umpire said it was permitted because Osaka was not serving. Osaka initially said Cirstea was "mad" about the pep talks, later apologized for calling her remarks "disrespectful," and said she had never experienced a similar incident.
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