Tennis-Angry gamblers responsible for nearly half of social media player abuse


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 20 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: The shadow of a tennis player is seen during a match. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/ File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Angry gamblers were responsible for nearly half of the 12,000 abusive social-media posts aimed at tennis players this year, according to a report published on Thursday.

The study, undertaken by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) monitored 2.47 million posts across several platforms using an artificial intelligence (AI) detection system.

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