A former U.S. Open champion cried foul over a crying child during a tense matchup at the Cincinnati Open.

Emma Raducanu was facing off against Aryna Sabalenka, the top-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, on Monday when a wailing child in the stands became too much for British star.

Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open in 2021 at just 19 years old, was serving during the third set of the match while trailing 4-3 in games and in deuce.

As she went to begin her serving motion, she stopped, asked for time, and began talking to the umpire.

“It’s been, like, 10 minutes,” Raducanu said, referring to the amount of time the child had been crying.

“It’s a child,” the umpire replied. “Do you want me to kick the child out of the stadium?”

Raducanu shrugged as many fans can be heard shouting “y

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