(CNN)Shelby Rogers said she was expecting to receive "nine million death threats" on social media following her fourth round US Open defeat to Great Britain's Emma Raducanu.
The American lost 6-2 6-1 just two days after stunning No. 1 seed Ash Barty, saying she struggled to reset mentally after that huge upset win.
"Obviously, we appreciate the spotlight in those moments, but then, you know, you have today and I'm going to have nine million death threats and whatnot," she told reporters after Monday's match.
"It's very much polarizing, one extreme to the other very quickly.
"At this point in my career, I'd say I'm used to it. It's just now for me, like I said, finding a way to, okay, have those big wins but then be able to back it up a little bit. Yeah, it's not easy, to say the least."
On Saturday, Rogers' compatriot Sloane Stephens said she received more than 2,000 messages of "abuse and anger" after her third round US Open defeat to Angelique Kerber.
Stephens shared several of the messages she said she received on Instagram, which included threats of physical violence.
"I kind of wish social media didn't exist," Rogers said when asked about Stephens' Instagram posts. "Here we are. It's a big part of marketing now, we have contracts, we have to post 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 that I can't say right now. But, I mean, it is what it is. You try not to take it to heart, and...
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