Iga Swiatek admits she ‘doesn’t feel safe’ at US Open and calls for drastic action
Iga Swiatek has become the latest star to weigh in on the online abuse that tennis players are often subject to.
The world No. 1 confessed that she doesn’t feel “safe” online and called for more tools to be put in place for protection.
It comes after Caroline Garcia shed light on the death threats she received after crashing out of the US Open, prompting a conversation about internet trolls in tennis.
Swiatek was one of the first players to praise Garcia for her candid statement about online abuse. Reposting the Frenchwoman’s lengthy tweet on X (formerly known as Twitter), she wrote: “Thank you for this voice.”
And the five-time Grand Slam champion has now opened up on her own experience with social media hate, admitting the internet often felt unsafe. “Well, it happened a couple of times, but I got to say that I’m not, you know, going to my other inbox,” the world No. 1 started.
