“Viouslybviament, we appreciate the attention right now, but then, you know, you have it today and I’ll have nine million death threats and whatever,” he told reporters after Monday’s game.
“It polarizes a lot, one end to the other very quickly.
“At this point in my career, I would say I’m used to it. Now it’s up to me, as I said, to find a way to, okay, get those big wins, but then be able to make a little bit of a copy of it. Yes, it ‘s not easy at least. “
On Saturday, Rogers compatriot Sloane Stephens said she received more than 2,000 messages of “mistreatment and anger” following her defeat in the third round of the U.S. Open against Angelique Kerber.
Stephens shared several messages he said he received on Instagram, which included threats of physical violence.
“I wish social media didn’t exist,” Rogers said when asked about Stephens ’Instagram posts. “Here we are. Now it’s a big part of marketing, we have contracts and we have to publish certain things.
“I don’t know, you could probably go through my profile right now, I’m probably a fat pig and, you know, words I can’t say right now. But I mean, that’s what it is. You’re trying to ignore it, and it’s the unfortunate part of any sport and what we do.
“I’m also very grateful to have had this opportunity in Ashe. Not everyone has had the opportunity to play there, and I’ve played three times this week. I’m just trying to keep it in perspective. The important things, not the comments of people in his mother’s basement.
“You know, yeah, it’s very unfortunate and sometimes it gets in your head.”
In a statement sent to CNN on Monday, Instagram said it has reviewed the accounts marked by Stephens and removed any that violate its policies.
“The racist abuses directed at Sloane Stephens after the US Open are horrible,” said a spokesman for the Facebook company, which owns Instagram. “No one should have to experience racist abuse anywhere and posting it on Instagram is against our rules.
“In addition to our work to remove comments and accounts that repeatedly violate our rules, security features are available, including comment filters and message controls, which may mean that no one should see this type of abuse. .
“Nothing will solve this challenge overnight, but we are committed to protecting our community from abuse.”