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Ons Jabeur advised fellow players not to give too much attention to what hecklers have to say and also urged the ITF to continue taking action against those who are sending hateful comments to players. Last week in Cincinnati, world No 1 Iga Swiatek spoke out against online bullying, claiming she receives hateful comments when she just loses a set on the court.
In most cases, those messages and threats come from angry bettors who lost their money betting on a certain tennis player. “There are two things: You honestly cannot control what people do. That’s one thing you should learn, especially about social media — someone that is hidden behind a screen saying stuff about you.
I don’t think this will ever stop because some people don’t share the same opinion, and they think it’s easy to insult others. At the same time, I think players shouldn’t look at these messages because they’re bad energy.
It’s a lot of hate you get from this, and I don’t think you should look at them,” Jabeur told Fox News.
Jabeur praises the ITF’s efforts: Continue reporting those people
“I think the ITF is doing a lot of things about this and reporting to the…
