Overview

• After losing 2–6, 2–6 to Naomi Osaka in her Montreal quarterfinal, Jelina Switolina shared dozens of social media messages including direct death wishes.
• Several insults invoked her Ukrainian nationality and the ongoing war, with one commenter mocking her ambitions as shameful amid her homeland’s conflict.
• Switolina called out the attacks as disgraceful toward women and mothers, warning that offenders’ own mothers would be appalled by such language.
• Australian player Nick Kyrgios and others publicly condemned the abuse as reprehensible and voiced solidarity with Switolina.
• The WTA’s AI-driven filtering system, introduced in early 2024, has flagged thousands of posts but continues to struggle to stem the wave of toxic online messages.