WTA: Wozniacki complains about viewers in Miami: “They threatened my family”

World ranking runner-up Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark has publicly complained about the behaviour of some spectators at the WTA tournament in Miami and called on the organisers to act.

In her defeat against Olympic champion Monica Puig from Puerto Rico (6:0, 4:6, 4:6), “people in the audience” threatened her family, wrote the Australian Open winner on Twitter. No one had taken any action against it.

“They wished my mother and father to die, insulted me with words I cannot repeat here and told my fiancé’s niece and nephew (both ten years old) to sit down and shut up,” Wozniacki said.

“Neither the security guards nor the staff have done anything to prevent this from happening and have even accepted it,” said the 27-year-old: “I hope the Miami Open takes this seriously because it is a terrible example for the next generation of players and fans.

Tournament director James Blake defended himself against the Dane’s accusations on Saturday: “During the match we had tournament and WTA officials and security personnel on the court. At no time did they notice any threats against the players or their families. If that had been the case, we would have reacted immediately,” Blake was quoted in a press release.