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American tennis star Jessica Pegula may have suffered a tough French open exit against the wild-card input Loïs Boisson, but she still took swings on critics afterwards.
Boisson, a French Wild-Card post for the Grand Slam Tournament, defeated Pegula in the fourth round of the tournament. Pegula afterwards revealed that she received death threats from “misleading” Bettor’s upset over the loss to the relatively unknown tennis star.
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Jessica Pegula from the United States plays a shot against France’s Lois Boisson during their fourth round match of the French Tennis Open at Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris, Monday June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
“These (Bettors) are insane and misleading,” she wrote on her Instagram stories on Wednesday via the New York Post. “And I do not allow DMS and try to remember when to close my comments during the tournament week, but they always find a way for my timeline. These things have never really bothered me much, but do any other sport with this to our level? I would very much like to know because it seems to be (predominantly) tennis ?? It is so disturbing.”
The daughter of Terry and Kim Pegula, who owns Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, also shared screens of commentators who ridiculed her for the loss. Some called her the “Recycle Bin,” while others said she should just enjoy being the daughter of billionaires.
There were other ugly comments as well.
“You sold this match on purpose,” a person wrote. “Can’t wait until Karma uses the block back on you. Hopefully your firstborn child will be a constant birth.”
Pegula added that “any person” on Women’s Tennis Association deals with some kind of terrible remark.
Jessica Pegula from the United States responds after the fourth round match of the French tennis open to France’s Lois Boisson at Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris, Monday June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe ENA)
French open competitor Coco Gauff forces through victory in the first round despite the rack-fault
“I am told that my family should get cancer and die from people here regularly. Absolutely crazy,” she added.
“I have seen stories of comments/threats/persecution of headlines in other sports … Good news flash tennis I can guarantee it is 100 times worse. The comments are nonstop for us. Win or loss – that’s what they are aiming for.
“I had actually threats come through the NHL as they were worried about and sent to me. My answer was, ‘Oh, that’s it? I get them all the time’, it’s so messy that it’s my answer. Normalization of death threats!”
Pegula added that it was inevitable to stay away from social media because most of their sponsorship agreements involve posting on their platforms.
Jessica Pegula from the United States returns to Iga świątek from Poland during the quarterfinals of the US Open Tennis Championships, Wednesday 4 September 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Pro -tennis players Arthur Bouquier and Caroline Garcia also shared threats they have received in recent years.
