After enduring a barrage of social media harassment following her US Open loss, Sloane Stephens is thanking those who offered her kindness.
On Friday, September 3, Stephens lost her match against Angelique Kerber in the third round of the US Open, CNN reports. Initially addressing the loss with a note of social media positivity, Stephens later reported that she had received more than 2,000 negative messages, Buzzfeed reports.
Stephens chose to share screenshots of some of the comments she received. Those Instagram Stories have since expired, but CNN reports that some messages included threats of violence. Others threats and messages were racist and sexual in nature, Reuters reported.
“It's so hard to read messages like these, but I'll post a few so you guys can see what it's like after a loss,” she had written.
In additional stories posted after the loss, she wrote, "This isn't talked about enough, but it really freaking sucks... I'm happy to have people in my corner who support me. I'm choosing positive vibes over negative ones…I choose to show you guys happiness on here, but it's not always smiles and roses."
On Sunday, September 5, Stephens wrote in an Instagram Story that she hoped the conversation surrounding the public's treatment of athletes and public figures continued. However, since last posting of the social media abuse, she had received even more notes of support, adding, “Thank you so much for all the love and support. Your messages are so kind and...
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