Madison Keys highlights Twitter abuse

Madison Keys has showcased the barrage of abuse that she receives on social media after losing a match. The American, who was beaten 4-6 6-1 6-1 by Shelby Rogers in the second round of Charleston, retweeted and responded to a number of abusive messages following the defeat.

Keys has previously spoken about the abuse she receives on the WTA.

“I just think if we are all quiet and we don’t talk about things, then nothing is going to get better,” Keys said. “So that’s where I’ve taken a stance where we can have different opinions but as long as we can talk respectfully and we can have a conversation that doesn’t turn into an argument.

“I think the world has gotten very negative in very different ways and especially on social media, when you click on something, the comments are immediately negative.

“If you make the people saying the negative things accountable for them, it makes people second guess themselves when they’re going to write something nasty.”

Following the defeat, Keys started to receive a variety of abusive messages.

There was straight abuse (if you’re offended by swearing look away now):

@Madison_Keys fuck your Mother bitch

— TheK (@AKev_94) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys run fat pig run

— Bryant.J (@jonsben42) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys You aint nothing but shit Girl. 10 points in a row????????????

— Thomas Jensen (@thomasasj) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys idiot

— Aytekin Güven (@aytekinguven) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys Fuck off medison????????????????????????????

— Volkan Karc? (@VolkanKARCI) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys learn how to play tennis ugly slu*

— ktos ktos (@ktos_filip3) April 5, 2017

There were accusations of match fixing:

@Madison_Keys motherfucker loser fixed match

— Ozan Yamak (@Cukubik28) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys madison keys 11 games without winning a game,should get a life ban absolutely disgusting not a fixed game ??

— terry trigger (@terrytrigger) April 5, 2017

@Madison_Keys madison keys 11 games without winning a game,should get a life ban absolutely disgusting not a fixed game ??

— terry trigger (@terrytrigger) April 5, 2017

Keys did get some support (and was appreciative of it):

To my peeps sending me hugs and positive tweets I appreciate you sooooo much. Especially on days like this xx

— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) April 5, 2017

But she still got abuse…

@Madison_Keys develop a thicker-skin ffs. Stop playing the victim, this is Twitter, everyone gets hate. You're not a special snowflakes

— Angus MacDonald (@IHateSimona) April 6, 2017

@Madison_Keys When you're a successful person, hate is inevitable. No point complaining, it happens to everyone yet they done whine.

— Angus MacDonald (@IHateSimona) April 6, 2017

@Madison_Keys kek sorry i was mad at you, its a shame u have all the tools but your lack of brain and throwing the match was disgusting

— Bryant.J (@jonsben42) April 6, 2017