Andy Roddick has come to Naomi Osaka's defense as the American tennis legend suggests people should be more understanding of the Japanese and the situation she was in, instead of harshly criticizing her.

Naomi Osaka powered into her first National Bank Open semifinal, beating No. 10 seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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