“I have tools and have done work to protect myself from this hate. But still, this is not ok.”
French tennis player Carolina Garcia has issued a heartfelt plea about being mindful of what’s said to one another on social media after she received an influx of hateful messages.
One day after her first-round loss to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, Garcia — the 28th seed in the grand slam — uploaded a handful of the vile notes sent from trolls, including one that read: “I hope with everything in my heart that something bad will happen to you.” “These are some of the messages I received lately after losing some matches. Just a few of them. There’s hundreds. And now, being 30 years old, although they still hurt, because 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 Wednesday on her social media platforms.
“I know those who write these terrible messages won’t change because of this. But maybe you, next time you see a post from an athlete, singer or any other person, that has failed or lost, you will remember that she or he is also a human being, trying his best in life,” Garcia wrote.“Tournaments and the sport keeps partnering with betting companies, which keep attracting new people to unhealthy betting. The days of cigarette brands sponsoring sports are long gone.
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