Cori Gauff explains how she deals with criticism, hateful comments

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Cori Gauff says the criticism and hate she receives online can only motivate her to do better next time. Gauff, 18, has been around the WTA Tour since 2019. With several years of experience under her belt, Gauff has figured out how to deal well with criticism.

“I usually don’t go on my phone after a losses, and sometimes I do. It doesn’t really bother me, to be honest. If anything, it motivates me more. But it just depends on the athlete and the person. Some people take it to heart.

For me, not so much. Also, I feel like I’ve become desensitized to it because I’ve been getting it now for four years. It’s obviously something that you kind of have to deal with, while at the same time there are certain apps that do a better job of controlling and filtering words, per se.

I mean, I don’t know if there is a way to change things. I’m not a tech person, so I don’t know how that would work,” Gauff said, per Sportskeeda.

Gauff: Online abuse happens after matches

“But obviously, when you lose, you expect to get a lot of hate messages.

I think you just have to kind of figure out what works best for you. Yeah, I think it’s something that athletes shouldn’t have to deal with, but unfortunately we do. I think you have to find a method that works best for you,” Gauff concluded.

Just a few days ago, Australian tennis player Priscilla Hon posted screenshots of horrifying online abuse from angry bettors. After one of her recent matches, angry bettors started insulting Hon with racial remarks, with some of them wishing her a cancer diagnosis.

Earlier this year, world No 1 Iga Swiatek acknowledged that online abuse is a real thing and that it needs to be stopped.

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