This is surely one of the scourges of sports betting.
After his defeat in the first round of the Cluj Open, Alizé Cornet received a number of insults from punters, angry at his surprise loss.
Messages she shared on social networks.
"A little glimpse of my post-match comments," tweeted the French number 1 accompanied by photos.
To respond to these insults, like Julien Doré, the member of the French Fed Cup team handles irony wonderfully.
I played it @jdoreofficiel tonight ... and still I have a good fifty left in stock!
It seems that the mental health of athletes is in tune with the times ... We can better understand why!
Long live sports bettors 🤑 pic.twitter.com/7QTdAZcz6h
- Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) August 3, 2021
Threats of rape
"Oh yeah, are you going to rape me?"
In the photo, you seem to be pretty good ”jokes the French player.
By responding to these messages, Alizé Cornet wants to denounce the proliferation of these insults on social networks, especially in tennis.
"And still I have about forty left in stock!"
Long live sports bettors, ”warns Alizé Cornet.
“You've been making fun of France for years.
Get out of the circuit ”,“ Make the most of your check ”,“ You are a scandal for tennis and women's sport ”… Unbearable criticisms certainly but incomparable in relation to the threats of rape and murder that the player also shares:“ J 'hope you die ”,“ I hope this will be your last day on earth ”,“ If you don't retire from tennis, we will rape you ”.
"Nothing less", preferred to answer the French.
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Another defeat in the 1st round
Pressure from punters in the current debate on athlete mental health launched by Simone Biles' packages.
A question pointed out by the number 1 tricolor in his tweet: “It seems that the mental health of athletes is in tune with the times… We understand better why!
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From a sporting point of view, Alizé Cornet signed a second consecutive defeat as soon as he entered the running after his elimination in the first round of the Olympic Games.
The French player was severely beaten by the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (119th) in two sets (6-2, 6-4).
For his return to the WTA circuit, Cornet did not honor his status as the number 1 seed. Bad news less than a month before the US Open.