Tennis: Losing is bad enough but it now comes with death threats, say players

The WTA Tour said in an email to Reuters that the number of players targeted for online abuse is on the rise and it is working with social media companies to find ways of curtailing the harassment.

As if a fourth-round 6-2 6-1 thrashing at the US Open was not hard enough to deal with, American Shelby Rogers said that she would most likely have to contend with death threats on social media following Monday’s loss to Emma Raducanu.