Female tennis players faced 12,000 abusive posts in 2025

July 16, 2026

Female tennis players received more than 12,000 abusive social media posts and messages in 2025, a total similar to 2024 according to AI-driven monitoring by Signify Group’s threat matrix service.

There is some progress though: around two-thirds of serious abusive content was removed, and 35 accounts linked to 12 individuals were escalated to law enforcement. The report also highlights that angry gamblers remain a major source of abuse, responsible for 42% of verified abusive posts and 59% of serious abuse cases in 2025, only slightly down from 48% the previous year. BBC