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Tennis Player Elina Svitolina Faces Hateful Abuse After Loss, Blames 'Shameful' Bettors
CANADA, AUG 6 – Elina Svitolina revealed that 40% of the abusive messages she received after her Canadian Open loss came from angry gamblers frustrated by losing bets, including death threats and racist slurs.
- Elina Svitolina received hateful messages, including death threats, on social media after her loss to Naomi Osaka in the National Bank Open quarterfinals in Montreal.
- Svitolina blamed disgruntled bettors for the abuse and emphasized that she is a mother first, stating, 'The way you talk to women- to mothers- is SHAMEFUL.'
- A study found that angry gamblers were responsible for nearly half of all social media abuse directed at tennis players last year.
- The WTA and ITF reported that angry gamblers sent 40% of all detected abuse, with ten accounts responsible for 12% of it.
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Ukrainian women's tennis player receives death threats after losing quarter final in Montreal
It’s become routine for women tennis players to face online abuse after they lose a professional matchup. Canada’s premiere tennis tournament, the National Bank Open, has been no exception. While Canada’s new star, 18-year-old Victoria Mboko, has been receiving plaudits for her meteoric rise at the tournament – as she readies herself to play in tonight’s women’s final – other players have not been so lucky. Ukrainian Elina Svitolina was the tar…
The world of tennis continues to suffer the harassment of gamblers. Elina Svitolina, currently number 13 in the world in the WTA ranking, has been the last tennis player to suffer insults, negative comments and even threats through social networks, after falling into quarterfinals of the Masters 1,000 of Montreal against Naomi Osaka, for a double 6-2. A situation that the player herself has been responsible for denouncing this Wednesday, sharing…
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