Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, says athletes proceed to cope with racial remarks.
In truth, the 30-year-old who turned professional in 2009, says it is the worst it is ever been.
“Yes, it’s obviously been a problem my entire career. It has never stopped. If anything, it’s only gotten worse,” she stated on Monday.
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Sloane Stephens of USA performs a backhand in opposition to Karolina Pliskova of Czech throughout their First Round Match on Day Two of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2023 in Paris, France. (Antonio Borga/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
An synthetic intelligence software program has been applied for gamers on the French Open with a view to get rid of some feedback, however Stephens says it has not labored as initially deliberate.
Stephens famous that customers can censor their slurs with an asterisk, however the message stays.
“I did hear about the software. I have not used it,” she stated, through USA Today. “I have a lot of obviously key words banned on Instagram and all of these things, but that doesn’t stop someone from just typing in an asterisk or typing it in a different way, which obviously software most of the time doesn’t catch.”
Sloane Stephens of The United States performs a backhand in her ladies’s singles second spherical match in opposition to Victoria Azarenka throughout day 4 of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia 2023 at Foro Italico on May 11, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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Stephens didn’t be aware particular situations, however hinted that she’s had “serious” threats in opposition to her.
“I mean, obviously when there is FBI investigations going on with what people are saying to you online, it’s very serious,” she stated.
“Obviously it’s been something that I have dealt with my whole career,” she added. “I think that, like I said, it’s only continued to get worse, and people online have the free rein to say and do whatever they want behind fake pages, which is obviously very troublesome. “It’s one thing I’ve needed to cope with my entire profession and one thing I’ll proceed to cope with, I’m certain. That’s that.”
Sloane Stephens of the United States in motion in opposition to Nadia Podoroska of Argentina within the first spherical on Day Three of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia at Foro Italico on May 10, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)
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Stephens is at present competing in her twelfth French Open and in search of her first title there – she made the ultimate in 2018. She’ll face Varvara Gracheva within the second spherical on Wednesday.