'This type of hate is so exhausting and never ending,' she wrote.
On Instagram, she wrote that she was disappointed but proud of the direction she was heading."Been fighting battles all year and haven’t backed down yet. Never stop fighting!" she wrote."You win or you learn, but you never lose ❤️"
Then came the abuse: more than 2,000 messages filled with anger or hate over Stephens' loss, she said. She shared screenshots of some of the direct messages and comments via her Instagram story Saturday. "This type of hate is so exhausting and never ending," she wrote."This isn't talked about enough, but it really freaking sucks..."Sloane Stephens looks at her racket during her 2021 US Open tennis tournament women's singles third-round match against Germany's Angelique Kerber in New York City on Sept. 3.
The messages included graphic threats, as well as racism and misogyny. One commenter repeatedly posted clown and monkey emojis. Stephens, who is ranked No. 66 among women tennis players worldwide, said she decided to share some of the hate she received so that people could see what it's like after a loss.@sloanestephens / Via
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