‘There Was a Shooter!’- Naomi Osaka Details Horrifying Experience at Barclays Centre Boxing Event as She Narrowly Escapes

Naomi Osaka has been struggling on the tennis court this season. On the contrary, things seemed to be perfect in her personal life. However, today, moments ago, Naomi Osaka faced one of the most terrifying moments anyone can endure. The former World No. 1 was at the Barclays Center in New York, attending the boxing event featuring Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero.

During the event, Osaka heard people shouting and running. In the panic, people suspected that there was a shooting inside the arena. Petrified by the scene, Osaka followed the crowd and huddled in a room.

Osaka gives updates about the happenings

The 4-time Grand Slam champion gave an update on the happenings via Twitter. She tweeted, “I was just in the Barclays center and suddenly I heard shouting and saw people running, then we were being yelled at that there was an active shooter and we had to huddle in a room and close the doors, I was so f**king petrified man.”

Despite the panic, Osaka acted proactively to safeguard herself. In addition, she hoped that the thousands of people in the arena also made it to safety. Osaka also wrote, “I really hope everyone made it out safely, since I’m tweeting this we made it out ok.”

Following the incident, a number of visuals are surfacing on the internet. The visuals give a glimpse of the sudden panic created at the Barclays Center. People were reportedly running and shouting around while looking for a way to escape. Here’s a clip of the crowd pouring into the Barclays Center.

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Gunshots heard inside the arena reportedly caused the panic. However, moments later, it was explained that the gunshots were fired outside the stadium. Learning that the shooting took place outside the stadium, people rushed back inside the arena.

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Naomi Osaka on the tour

On the tour, Osaka has been struggling with her form for some time. At the start of the season, she went on a month-long break after the Australian Open. Making a comeback at the Sunshine Double, she ended the hard-court season with an impressive performance in Miami.

Entering the clay-court season with renewed belief, she played at the Madrid Open. However, she suffered a second-round loss in Madrid followed by a first-round loss at the 2022 French Open. Not being able to make her mark on during the clay-court season, the Japanese star will look forward to change her fortunes in the upcoming grass-court season.