Caroline Garcia spoke out Wednesday about abusive on-line messages she has obtained after shedding to unseeded Renata Zarazua, blaming “unhealthy playing” amongst different explanation why she and different gamers are focused by indignant Web customers in a put up on her Instagram account. Garcia additionally criticized social media platforms, saying that they don’t do sufficient to filter abusive messages.
In articulating her criticism of on-line conduct fueled by degenerate playing, Garcia likened the pervasive nature of the playing business and sports activities organizations’ promotion of them to earlier eras the place tobacco firms have been main advertisers at sporting occasions.
“Tournaments and the game retains partnering with betting firms, which maintain attracting new individuals to unhealthy betting,” she wrote. “The times of cigarette manufacturers sponsoring sports activities are lengthy gone. But, right here we’re selling betting firms, which actively destroy the lifetime of some individuals.
“Do not get me improper, I am not saying they need to be banned. However perhaps we must always not promote them.”
Garcia additionally criticized on-line anonymity, mentioning that a few of the abusive messages despatched to her and her household may put individuals in authorized hassle had they stated them publicly. She has obtained help for talking up about her expertise, together with from World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in addition to Madison Keys.
Regardless of being a semifinalist on the U.S. Open simply two years in the past, Garcia misplaced 6-1 6-4 on Tuesday to Zarazua, who had solely as soon as earlier than reached the second spherical of a Grand Slam.
