{"id":2121822,"date":"2026-08-31T21:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2121822"},"modified":"2026-08-31T21:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:29:39","slug":"u-s-open-opponent-goes-viral-for-smashing-her-racket-after-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2121822","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open Opponent Goes Viral for Smashing Her Racket After Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/16by9\/2026\/08\/31\/8a6a9e0ddfdf4893a2040ad2f7b728ae_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">U.S. Open Opponent Goes Viral for Smashing Her Racket After Loss<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">U.S. Open<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Losing Opponent Smashes Racket After Brutal Loss<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T14:29:39-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202608\"><br \/>\n                August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:29 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-badd4ac10ee5466565a6460a38193d8e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260831_8a6a9e0ddfdf4893a2040ad2f7b728ae\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:19b2ceee-3bd1-47c0-b3e1-0330e668bbd7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/4by3\/2026\/08\/31\/8a6a9e0ddfdf4893a2040ad2f7b728ae_md.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Navarro of the U.S. celebrates after winning her first round match against France\u2019s Lois Boisson at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows rueters\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-337a5c7fdaf1134eeef30acf7e3ff576\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/emma-navarro\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Emma Navarro<\/strong><\/a> was celebrating a hard-fought U.S. Open victory Monday &#8230; but her opponent was having a very different kind of moment just behind her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ebb89a49ee68b7ce3b0b363923db975f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Navarro beat her opponent &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lois-boisson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lois Boisson<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; in a three-set first-round battle at the U.S. Open &#8230; but the drama didn&#8217;t end when the final point was over, as Boisson was seen smashing her racket repeatedly into the ground while Navarro celebrated her win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2789e070e9ecc7f7595b99078a30f512\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-2789e070e9ecc7f7595b99078a30f512-2053214876-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mediagnome16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by mediagnome16<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d6ecad266c1c9c0d13317b903cd9d118\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The rackets remained scattered on the court as Boisson walked away, with ball girls eventually coming over to collect them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6de7799150f3db479e7bbd1448cb14ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Navarro, meanwhile, appeared completely unaware of the meltdown unfolding behind her as she celebrated a victory that had taken two days to complete.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5205ae5d68d0b366b1fd435ab374c5f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-5205ae5d68d0b366b1fd435ab374c5f1-2071416396-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AllKindsWeather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by AllKindsWeather<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-feff13e4e3b3474ebfc9f9a87aea0a34\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The match originally began Sunday but was interrupted by rain that swept through the New York City area, forcing play on the outdoor courts to be suspended.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-536bac5ad88089dd0952950501ff3ccf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Navarro and Boisson returned Monday to finish what they had started, with Navarro ultimately surviving the unusual two-day battle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b957b4d2cd1745739703cdcf25635a1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" 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into reaching that point &#8212; only to return the next day feeling as if both players were starting over.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f6feb0d03472bb98221a52557f1d79d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And while Navarro walked away with a spot in the second round &#8230; Boisson left the court with some seriously broken equipment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/lois-boisson-smashes-racket-in-us-open-first-round-loss-against-emma-navarro\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:19b2ceee-3bd1-47c0-b3e1-0330e668bbd7\" 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