Japanese celebrity revealed that he was racially discriminated against in Rome, and some people called him "sushi" and "Chinese"

In the Italian Open top 32, after Czech player Mensic clashed with the audience during the game, Japanese star Ryohito Nishioka expressed his support for him.

Mensic gained an advantage against Marozan. When the game reached the second set and the score was 6-4 3-3, he was ridiculed by the front-row audience for a serve and was disturbed.

Mencik then turned around, protested against a small group of spectators, and then rejoined the game. He won the game, then walked towards the referee's chair and told the referee that the audience was shouting "double mistakes". In the last round of the game, Mensic defeated local player Jigante.

Ryohito Nishioka, ranked 74th in the world, witnessed the entire incident and shared his views on social platform X. He seems to have experienced similar audience interference in Rome, which is also racist. Nishioka wrote: "I also encountered this situation in Rome. When I was playing with Sonego a few years ago, Italian fans shouted 'Come on, sushi', and this year, someone shouted 'Come on, China' - they were all in the process of the game. I know that such people are only a few, but this kind of thing has happened many times in Rome." In the end, Mensic responded to the interference on the court with his victory, and he defeated Marozan 6-4 7-6 (2) to advance to the quarterfinals and will play against Hulkac.

This is not the first time that Ryohito Nishioka talks about the issue of audience interference. At the Miami Open in March this year, Mutai lost to Tabilo in an emotional match, during which he interacted with the audience several times.

Mutai had asked for one of the spectators to be expelled, but the referee refused his request. In response, Nishioka commented on X: "Some viewers will use racially discriminatory language and swear words to show a very aggressive attitude towards players. I think it is really regrettable for the referee not to intervene. A referee once told me that the audience just wanted to 'have fun'. But if the so-called 'happy' means using racially discriminatory words, I think it is completely unacceptable."

Ryohito Nishioka once reached the top of the world's No. 23 two years ago, but since winning the Atlanta Open in July 2024, he has declined and has been repeatedly troubled by injuries. The best performance this year was the Dallas Open in February, when he made it to the quarterfinals and lost to Rud.

Meanwhile, Rude recently shared his views on the upcoming Italian Open quarterfinals. After experiencing the influence of rain, Rude defeated Munar 6-3 6-4 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and will face the world's number one and strong Italian player Sina.

Rud performed well in this Rome event, but Sina's form was equally shocking, not losing a set in three games, showing excellent competitive state. Rude has many reasons to be optimistic, his clay season has made a major breakthrough in the last Madrid Masters - he defeated the world's fifth Draper in the final to win the championship with a score of 7-5 3-6 6-4. Rude has won 125 victories and 12 titles on clay over the past five years. After

defeated Munar, Rude accepted a post-match interview and talked about his current status and his outlook for the upcoming match against No. 1 seed Sina. Rude affirmed his achievements on clay in the interview, but also modestly stated that Alcalas's achievements in the competition have made him the best player in clay at present:

"Winning the game is one thing, but achieving results in the biggest event is another. I have some of both. But I think Alcalas has performed better on clay in the past four or five years. He has won the Paris Championship (France Open), Madrid has won several championships, and has won the Monte Carlo Championship. He has won far more titles in the competition than me."

Rud then said that he was satisfied with his performance on clay this year, but also clearly pointed out that Sina is an extremely strong opponent: "My performance on clay has been very stable in the past five years, which is why I always say that I like to go back to play here. I feel like my back garden. But this does not mean that I will not lose on clay. I have lost several games this year. I am in good shape now, but tomorrow will probably be my most difficult game this year." The two had fought three times before, and Sina led 3-0. However, they never confronted on clay. (Source: Tennis House Author: Spark)