Two former American ATP stars have become the latest tennis figures to weigh in on Naomi Osaka\u2019s speech after losing the Canadian Open final.<\/p>\n
Osaka was beaten 6-2, 4-6, 1-6 by 18-year-old Canadian wildcard Victoria Mboko in the Montreal WTA 1000 title match last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n The four-time Grand Slam champion drew controversy after failing to mention Mboko<\/a> in her brief speech during the trophy ceremony.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, I guess. I don\u2019t really want to take up too much time,\u201d said a visibly emotional Osaka.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I\u2019ll just say thank you to everyone. Thank you to my team, thank you to the ball kids, thank you to the organisers, and all the volunteers. I hope you guys had a good night.\u201d<\/p>\n The Japanese star later apologised to Mboko for forgetting to congratulate her<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks, Montreal, it\u2019s been a really great run,\u201d Osaka wrote in a post on Instagram Threads.<\/p>\n \u201cI also want to say sorry and congratulations to Victoria. You played a great match and have an amazing career ahead! I realise I didn\u2019t congratulate you on the court.<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka criticised by former coach for Victoria Mboko omission in \u2018let the game go\u2019 verdict<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 2025 US Open projected seedings: Will Victoria Mboko, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu make the cut?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I was in a daze and I was so focused on not having the same speech as IW 2018 finals or the Jenny\/Jennifer situation that I tried to make my speech as short as possible. Thanks everyone for the week, see you in NY.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on the Nothing Major podcast with fellow retired American star Steve Johnson, Sam Querrey did not hold back when discussing Osaka<\/a>\u2018s speech.<\/p>\n \u201cCan Osaka not just act like an adult for five minutes? Just give a nice speech, fake it for a minute and then move on to the locker room. It drives me nuts,\u201d the former world No 11 said.<\/p>\n \u201cShe is also going to make $30 million, you can\u2019t just shy away from that. Give a decent speech, congratulate your opponent.<\/p>\n \u201cBut having said that, great week for Osaka. She hasn\u2019t been playing great there has been little signs here and there but to make a final, she can go to the US Open now and make a run to the semis, finals or maybe win it.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson agreed with Querrey, saying: \u201cIt drives me nuts too. Look, as athletes you take the good with the bad. You can\u2019t just take praise when you are playing well.<\/p>\n \u201cI get it\u2019s a tough moment, we had [Aryna] Sabalenka do the same, and we have seen it on the men\u2019s side too.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I don\u2019t think [Aryna] Sabalenka deserves what she got after the French Open talking about that loss, because she was critical of her own game and didn\u2019t thank Coco [Gauff].<\/p>\n \u201cIn a way, it\u2019s like you get to the biggest stage and you lose and you talk to the press 10 minutes later, you haven\u2019t had time to process it and your mind is not that clear.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody on their regular day job is getting talked about like \u2018did you have a bad day at the office?\u2019. Sometimes it is hard and she is going to figure it out.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at least give an honest answer and thank your opponent. Do these things and move on. I know it\u2019s hard to do, but as an athlete, that is your job.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Andy Roddick gives verdict on Naomi Osaka after criticism of post-match comments<\/a> The post \u2018Can Naomi Osaka not act like an adult for five minutes? \u2013 Ex-star on Victoria Mboko speech controversy<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two former American ATP stars have become the latest tennis figures to weigh in on Naomi Osaka\u2019s speech after losing the Canadian Open final. Osaka was beaten 6-2, 4-6, 1-6 by 18-year-old Canadian wildcard Victoria Mboko in the Montreal WTA 1000 title match last week. 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