Tennis player Sloane Stephens made hateful comments against Angelique Kerber after her departure from the US Open.
"After my match, I received more than 2000 messages full of abuse and anger from angry people," wrote the former US Open winner on Instagram.
The published messages to the American contained, among other things, serious insults and threats of violence.
"It's so hard to read this news, but I'll post a few so you can see what it's like after losing," said Stephens.
The 28-year-old described dealing with hate speech as an “exhaustive and never-ending” process that “hasn't been talked about enough.
It really sucks ".
At the same time, Stephens was happy about “the people in my corner who support me.
I'd rather go for the positive vibes than the negative. ”Stephens failed on Saturday afternoon (local time) with 7: 5, 2: 6, 3: 6 to Kerber and had missed the jump to the round of 16.
In 2017 she won the Grand Slam of New York.