Naomi Osaka ended Sorana Cirstea’s farewell to the Australian Open in a tense 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win at Margaret Court Arena on Thursday night. Cirstea’s parting shot was at the net.

Cirstea was competing in her final Australian open of her career. Throughout the match like any athlete you sometimes want to hype yourself up no matter if you are doing good or bad. Osaka randomly would yell “Come on!”. Although it was a harmless yell it seemed to have gotten under the Romanians skin.

After the final hit which gave Osaka the win the two went up to the net to shake hands. Instead Osaka was met with a glare and a half attempted handshake. As they walked toward the umpire’s chair, Osaka asked: “What was that for?”Cirstea responded directly to the two-time Australian Open winner, apparently upset with Osaka’s efforts to pump herself up during the match.

Osaka turned again and waved to the crowd and, in an on-court TV interview, tried to explain what happened.

“Apparently a lot of ‘c’mons’ that she was angry about, but whatever,” Osaka said. “I mean, I tried to play well, I tried my best. She’s a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open, so, OK, sorry she was mad about it.”

Osaka got emotional when asked to clarify why the tensions heightened, saying, “She could have asked me [to stop].”

“Honestly … no one’s ever complained about it before,” she said. “Also, the umpire didn’t tell me I was wrong. The umpire said I was fine. Like, I thought we moved past it.”

Highlights from the final round including the on court argument are below.

Courtesy: Australian open