Players abuse at French Open getting worse, says Stephens

Former US Open winner Sloane Stephens has claimed that players abuse at the French Open is getting worse.

The organizers of the event have tried to implement a special AI device to protect players from abusive comments.

However, Stephens believes it has done little good as many players especially women still get subjected to harassment.

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“It’s been a problem my entire career,” she said after her first-round win at Roland Garros.

“It has never stopped. If anything, it’s only gotten worse.

“I did hear about the software. I have not used it. I have a lot of key words banned on Instagram and all of these things, but that doesn’t stop someone from just typing in an asterisk or typing it in a different way, which obviously software most of the time doesn’t catch.”