US EditionTennis Player Elina Svitolina Faces Hateful Abuse After Loss, Blames 'Shameful' Bettors
MONTREAL, CANADA, AUG 6 – Elina Svitolina received death threats and racial slurs from angry gamblers after losing to Naomi Osaka, with 40% of social media abuse linked to frustrated bettors, WTA and ITF report shows.
- 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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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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Leaning Left17Leaning Right7Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 37%
R 18%
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