NEW YORK – After her disappointing US Open defeat at the hands of Britain’s Emma Raducanu in consecutive sets, Shelby Rogers he says he will now face “nine million death threats” on his social media accounts from strangers who are unhappy with his setback.
Referring to the attention he has received after his important third-round victory over world number one, Ashleigh Barty, Rogers says hopefully “social media doesn’t exist.”
“Obviously we appreciate the attention right now, but then you have today and I will have nine million death threats and others,” she said at the post-match press conference. “It’s very polarizing, from one end to the other very quickly.”
Rogers commented that while he doesn’t like social media, it’s an important part of marketing right now and he needs to post certain things.
“Probably if you check my profile right now – I’m probably a‘ fat sow ’and words I can’t say right now,” Rogers said. “But what are we going to do about it. I try not to take it to heart, but it’s the unfortunate side of any sport and what we do. “
According to her, she didn’t want to pay attention to people’s comments posting about her from her parents’ basements, but “sometimes it gets in your head.”
“Social media can’t control what I do and how my workouts will go from now on, but I wish they didn’t exist. It’s very difficult.”
The former US Open champion, Sloane Stephens, Also explained that he received abusive and harassing messages on Instagram after his third-round defeat to Angelique Kerber, Which he described as “exhausting and eternal.”