This has provoked a huge reaction towards Osaka, who was slammed by Sam Querrey<\/a> amongst many others.<\/p>\n Osaka has since apologised to Mboko<\/a>, but the criticism for the former world number one has not stopped there.<\/p>\n Former doubles world number one Rennae Stubbs had already admitted she felt sad watching Osaka\u2019s speech<\/a>, but she was not done there.<\/p>\n After having some time to reflect on the situation, Stubbs<\/a> appears to now be even more frustrated by Osaka<\/a> after speaking about the situation on her podcast.<\/p>\n Stubbs also drew comparisons to the men\u2019s Canadian Open final, where Ben Shelton beat Karen Khachanov<\/a>, who was then very complimentary in his post-match speech.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started off badly when she said \u2018thanks I guess to the crowd\u2019,\u201d said Stubbs. \u201cI was like no honey. It\u2019s one thing \u2013 and I was a terrible loser and it\u2019s really hard to do a speech after losing \u2013 but the fact that Khachanov lost 7-6 in the third in an epic match got up there and made the most amazing runners-up speech and was so gracious.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like dude, come on! I think she has learned her lesson from it. I hope. Because that was one of the worst moments I have seen in a long time.<\/p>\n \u201cPoor Mboko, you have got to give her credit. She goes I looked up to you so much, congrats on a great week, but I felt so badly for her too. She was an 18-year-old kid, who has just won the biggest match of her career. Beaten her idol. And the idol didn\u2019t even give you credit that was brutal to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Naomi Osaka be able to bounce back from Canadian Open backlash?<\/p>\n Osaka has been warned that her speech could impact her career<\/a> going forward, with her next tournament coming at the US Open.<\/p>\n This will be her ninth appearance at the New York major, with Osaka a two-time US Open champion<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Osaka has been unable to surpass the third round of the US Open<\/a> since she last won the title in 2020.<\/p>\n The big boost for Osaka after her run to the Canadian Open final is that she will now be seeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Naomi](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228241781-1-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis\/Getty ImagesRennae Stubbs says Naomi Osaka\u2019s speech was \u2018brutal to watch\u2019<\/p>\n