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Israeli player’s match at Auckland tournament disrupted by anti-Israel protesters

30 December 2024, 8:20 am 3 Edit
Naomi Osaka, right, of Japan, shakes hands with Julia Glushko, of Israel, after Osaka defeated Glushko during the second round of the US Open tennis tournament, Aug. 30, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Naomi Osaka, right, of Japan, shakes hands with Julia Glushko, of Israel, after Osaka defeated Glushko during the second round of the US Open tennis tournament, Aug. 30, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A tennis match between Israeli player Lina Glushko and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first round of the ASB tennis classic in Auckland is disrupted by anti-Israel protests.

A small group of demonstrators outside the venue can clearly be heard in the venue and in television broadcasts of the match.

Journalist Ben Rothenberg writes on X that play was briefly stopped for a couple of minutes due to the noise from the protesters. He says that organizers were unable to move the demonstrators as they were on a public street.

Chants appear to include “Israel is a terror state.”

Osaka beats Glushko 6-4, 6-4.

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