US Open: Defending champion Coco Gauff admits cyberbullying still a problem
Other players echoed Garcia's lament, including defending champion Coco Gauff, who said: You could be having a good day, and then somebody will literally tell you, Oh, go kill yourself
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Maybe you can think that it doesn't hurt us. But it does. We are humans, Garcia wrote on social media. And sometimes, when we receive (these) messages, we are already emotionally destroyed after a tough loss. And they can be damaging.
Many before me have raised the subject. And still, no progress has been made."
Garcia offered examples of just a few of the hundreds of messages she said she was sent after losing recent matches, including one telling her she should consider suicide and another that read, I hope your mom dies soon."
At the end of the day, I'm just a normal girl working really hard and trying my best, I have tools and have done work to protect myself from this hate. But still, this is not OK," Garcia wrote. "It really worries me when I think about younger players coming up, that have to go through this. People that still haven't yet developed fully as a human and that really might be affected by this hate.
Garcia offered examples of just a few of the hundreds of messages she said she was sent after losing recent matches, including one telling her she should consider suicide and another that read, I hope your mom dies soon."
At the end of the day, I'm just a normal girl working really hard and trying my best, I have tools and have done work to protect myself from this hate. But still, this is not OK," Garcia wrote. "It really worries me when I think about younger players coming up, that have to go through this. People that still haven't yet developed fully as a human and that really might be affected by this hate.
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Garcia offered examples of just a few
Garcia offered examples of just a few of the hundreds of messages she said she was sent after losing recent matches, including one telling her she should consider suicide and another that read, I hope your mom dies soon."
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Maybe you can think that it doesn't hurt us. But it etimes, when we receive (these) messages, we are already e
Maybe you can think that it doesn't hurt us. But it does. We are humans, Garcia wrote on social media. And sometimes, when we receive (these) messages, we are already emotionally destroyed after a tough loss. And they can be damaging. Many before me have raised the subject. And still, no progress has been made."
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Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years bullying in tennis,
Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, drew attention Wednesday to the ever-present problem of cyberbullying in tennis,
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First Published: Sep 02 2024 | 8:17 PM IST
