Destanee Aiava indicated she was retiring from tennis because of extraordinarily hateful messages and demise threats earlier than continuing to deactivate her X account.
On Sunday, the world No. 155 fell simply in need of successful the ITF Prague after Gabriela Knutson edged her out within the remaining 6-4 3-6 7-5.
Seemingly, the 24-year-old’s Prague remaining loss made some – presumably gamblers – very indignant.
“I’ve made the executive decision to retire due to receiving hate msgs (misogynistic) comments and death threats after every single loss,” Aiava wrote on X.
That publish itself drew some destructive reactions and extra insults the Australian’s manner.
Destanee Aiava ogłosiła zakończenie kariery z powodu gróźb. Patrząc jednak na komentarze pod wpisem, mocno się zastanawiam czy to jej wpis, a tym bardziej odpowiedzi na komentarze. pic.twitter.com/8JSMBMphR3
— Marcin Stańczuk (@MarcinStanczuk) February 23, 2025
Now, her X account is not lively.
Destanee Aiava X deactivated© X
Aiava in all probability hasn’t retired
On Instagram, the Australian tennis participant posted her vlog from Prague.
Presumably, the 24-year-old simply determined to ditch her X account as a result of that is in all probability the place she will get probably the most hate.
In the meantime, Aiava loved a really strong Australian Open as a qualifier.
After qualifying for the primary draw at Melbourne Park for the primary time since 2021, she saved two match factors in a 5-7 7-5 7-6 (5) win over Greetje Minnen earlier than dropping to Danielle Collins within the second spherical.
“I can sometimes get into a really bad head space and think that I was never going to win a first-round match or I wouldn’t ever qualify, as well, before I did at the (2024) US Open,” Aiava mentioned after her thriller win over Minnen.
“But I think once I actually do those things and the belief comes with it, then just the more situations I’m in, like this, it definitely gives me more confidence.”
