Svitolina suffers hatred after defeat and criticizes betting providers

Svitolina suffers hatred after defeat and criticizes betting providers

The Ukrainian tennis player ELINA SVITOLINA expressed that she received on the Internet after her defeat in Canada. Among the news were death requests and statements that celebrated the death of their compatriots, which is to be returned to the frustration of some Glücks player

defeat in Montreal and the reaction of the fans

After their clear defeat against Naomi Osaka in the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open published on Tuesday Screenshots of the hurtful news on Instagram .

racism and personal attacks

The insults were not only against her, but also against her husband, the French tennis player gaël " Monfils that is black. An attacker expressed the hope that Russia "kills all (dirty word) Ukrainer" in war, which in Svitolinas Heimatland rages .

an appeal to the gambling player

"ALL WITHT: I am a mother before I am an athlete," wrote Svitolina in her Instagram story. "The way you speak to women - with mothers - is shameful. If your mothers see your news, they would be disgusted."

previous incidents and reports on abuse

The British player Katie Boulter reported earlier this year that she had received death threats during the French Open Open. The WTA and ITF called the betting providers to do more to contain the flood of online abuse, which players are exposed to on social media.

Boulter expressed in an Interview with the bbc News from people come to tennis tournaments.

report on online abuse in tennis

These statements came together with the publication of a first season-wide report by WTA and ITF through online abuse. The report showed that 458 tennis players were affected by more than 8,000 offensive comments and contributions on social media in 2024. 40% of the abuse of "angry gambling".