Katie Boulter seemingly acquired some disagreeable and insulting feedback following her Australian Open exit so she determined to fireplace again at trolls in a artistic approach.
On the opening Grand Slam of the yr, the top-ranked British feminine tennis participant defeated Rebecca Marino in her opener earlier than world No. 75 Veronika Kudermetova handed her a 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-2 loss within the second spherical.
Since Boulter was the favourite to beat the Russian, some bettors presumably misplaced cash by betting on the No. 22 seed.
And whoever is acquainted with the way it goes in tennis these days, a participant is subjected to on-line abuse and often receives some fairly disgusting feedback following a defeat.
“My face when keyboard warriors become experts in how to be a pro tennis player,” the 28-year-old captioned her Instagram put up.
Boulter receives help from her boyfriend and a fellow British participant
Within the remark part, the Briton’s boyfriend Alex de Minaur presumably imitated one remark that the world No. 25 acquired.
“Hit the ball in the court…. Not that hard,” the Australian wrote.
Fellow British participant Jodie Burrage additionally confirmed some help to the 28-year-old, telling her that she was “amazing.”
“Would LOVE to see them try do it, you’re amazing girlie,” Burrage wrote.
Alex de Minaur, Jodie Burrage feedback© Instagram
In the meantime, nobody was extra disillusioned about an early exit than Boulter herself.
For the three-time WTA champion, it was painful to lose a decent second-round contest however she vowed to return stronger and make up for it someday within the close to future.
“Clearly dropping a match like that hurts, however I’m somebody that’s going to maintain exhibiting up. I’m going to have my second, I’m positive of it,” the world No. 25 stated after the Kudermetova loss.
Earlier than the Australian Open, Boulter represented Nice Britain on the United Cup, the place she received her opening two matches earlier than dropping to Iga Swiatek in a decent three-setter.