Overview

• Pegula lost to wild-card Lois Boisson 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at Roland Garros before receiving death threats and vitriolic messages from online bettors.
• She posted Instagram stories calling the harassment “insane and delusional” and warned that abuse in tennis is “100 times worse” than in other sports.
• Concerns over her mental health and ongoing stress led her to withdraw from the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Queen’s Club.
• The American plans to return at the Berlin Tennis Open on June 16 as she seeks to refocus away from toxic online environments.
• Several fellow WTA players, including Coco Gauff and Caroline Garcia, have also sounded the alarm on abusive trolling linked to sports betting.