Wimbledon 2016: Anderson denounces death threats after his defeat

South African Kevin Anderson, already eliminated 2016 Wimbledon, publicly denounced suffering death threats after each defeat. also it suggests that these behaviors come from bettors who have lost money in the games he disputed, and reflects that it is a custom in recent times.

Kevin Anderson was one of the players most dejected after the first round of Wimbledon, and it was not because he let out last Monday a two sets favor against Kazakh Denis Istomin ( 4-6, 6-7, 6-4 7-6, 6-3 ), but the consequences of that defeat was in their social networks. Beyond the sadness for not being able to pad your checking account at a Grand Slam tournament, which denounced Anderson in the day on Tuesday was something far more serious: the death threats received after each defeat.

South Africa not let it go this time and reported on his Twitter account with a clear message: " Discouraged over losing yesterday, but at least I have a lot of death threats on Facebook and Twitter to make me feel better about these things . "his wall was filled with people expressing their hatred, but not for tennis offered on the track, but have lost money in the gambling world.

In statements given to BBC World Service, Anderson delved a little deeper into this problem that suffers not only him, but much of professional tennis players: " It happens especially after every game regardless of the circumstances. People who bet on the game it tends to go to social networks and say unpleasant things , "he lamented.

Bummed to have lost yesterday, but at least I had a ton of death threats on facebook and twitter to make me feel better about things...

— Kevin Anderson (@kevinanderson18) June 28, 2016

Also he could not hide a defeatist tone, giving this lost war: " It's something to be treated as a professional athlete who is exposed to the spotlight ." The African tennis player believes that this trend will continue throughout his career and no way to address it in the short term.

He also said that is not something that gives a lot of importance, the fruit of his seniority (30 years has already born in Johannesburg): " You can not pay much attention, obviously, you have to let it go. It would be nicer if it had not forbearing, but this is the reality of the world in which we live ", dropped as he left London by the door back without having accomplished his goal with the added suffering systematic harassment through of a designed to serve as a communication bridge between elite athletes and their fans, nets but they are becoming a hell for more than one .