US Open: Shelby Rogers says she should face death threats on social media after defeating Emma Radocano | tennis news

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A tearful Shelby Rogers discusses the need to deal with social media, saying, “Social media can’t control what I do and the way my training will move forward, but I wish it wasn’t there. It’s really hard”

Last update: 07/21/09, 12:22 a.m.

Shelby Rogers says she will likely have to deal with death threats after her US Open defeat to Emma Raducano.

American Shelby Rogers said she will likely have to face death threats on social media after her US Open defeat to Britain’s Emma Raducano on Monday.

Rogers native Sloane Stephens said she received a flood of angry messages on social media, including racial and sexual abuse, after her third-round loss to Angelique Kerber at Flushing Meadows.

Stevens said she received more than 2,000 letters of abuse after Friday’s defeat, including threats of physical harm.

“Maybe you can look at my profile now, maybe I’m a fat pig and words I can’t say right now”

Shelby Rogers on social media abuse

Rogers beat world number one Ashleigh Barty on Saturday but it was a very different experience for the American as Radocano won 6-2 6-1.

During her press conference, the world number 43 said that she will most likely face death threats on social media after being fired.

“Obviously we appreciate the spotlight in those moments,” Rogers said, shrugging his shoulders, “but you have today and I’m going to have nine million death threats and so forth. It’s a very, very polarizing one, one extreme to the other very quickly.”

“At this point in my career, I’d say I’m used to it. I kind of wish social media wasn’t around.

“Maybe you can look at my profile now, maybe I’m a fat pig and words I can’t say right now.”

Rogers was kicked out of the US Open by British teenager Raducano

Rogers acknowledged that social media interaction is encouraged as a way to market the sport and connect with fans.

“It’s part of marketing now, we have contracts, and we have to publish certain things,” Rogers said. “It is as it is.

“You try not to take it too seriously, which is the unfortunate aspect of any sport.

“You know, focus only on the important things, not the comments of people in their mother’s basement.

“It’s really unfortunate and some of it gets to your head sometimes.”

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