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Jessica Pegula Exposes Online Abuse After French Open Loss

6/5/2025

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Jessica Pegula, the American tennis sensation, bravely opened up about the harrowing online abuse and death threats she endured following her recent French Open defeat. She condemned the troubling normalization of such harassment in tennis, highlighting its impact on all athletes and raising a poignant question: do other sports face this level of vitriol?

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Jessica Pegula, the American tennis sensation, bravely opened up about the harrowing online abuse and death threats she endured following her recent French Open defeat. She condemned the troubling normalization of such harassment in tennis, highlighting its impact on all athletes and raising a poignant question: do other sports face this level of vitriol?