Woman, 46, at China tennis match taken away by police for causing ruckus, crowd gives standing ovation

A woman was filmed causing quite the disturbance during a tennis match at the Shanghai Masters in China.

Video of the woman's antics quickly spread online.

In various videos, she can be seen shouting in the middle of the match.

It got so bad that the match itself had to be temporarily suspended.

According to Global Times, the woman, surnamed Xie, was drunk at the time.

The 46-year-old was also seen with a child, believed to be her son.

She was then escorted out of the venue, with pictures online showing her being carried away by multiple officers.

Global Times reported that the police have imposed "administrative penalties" on Xie.

This incident at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday has been trending on Weibo. A woman repeatedly shouted during the match, ignoring warnings even after the umpire asked her to calm down, disrupting match 3 times. She waved a foreign (Swedish?) passport at security before being… pic.twitter.com/Wy2ZPIs5OD

— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) October 2, 2025

More angles here, showing the level of disturbance. pic.twitter.com/HQnf1y1jdw

— Manya Koetse (@manyapan) October 3, 2025

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