Black WTA star Sachia Vickery fights back after being called a 'f**king monkey' & 'daughter of a wh*re' in brutal racist attack after ASB Classic loss

American WTA player Sachia Vickery hit back at a racist attack from a fan. She endured it after losing in the qualifying round of the 2025 ASB Classic.

Vickery was eyeing a berth in the main draw of the 2025 ASB Classic and defeated Luisa Pigossi in her opening qualifying round match in Auckland. The American then faced Nao Hibino in the second round on December 29 and lost in straight sets to the Japanese. After the defeat, she received hateful and abusive messages from fans.

Tennis players have often taken to social media to shed light on the dark side of the sport when fans hurl abuse and racist comments after losing money due to betting. Sachia Vickery also shared a racist and offensive message she received from a fan on Instagram after losing in the ASB Classic qualifiers.

In the message, the user called Vickery a "monkey" and her mother a "wh*re" and wished that her family died from "cancer." The American hit back and pointed out that the user must have lost money. She also called out Instagram for not censoring such racist messages on the app.

"Ugly ahit, ur mother die U f**king monkey don't play tennis. I f**ked your whole family, daughter of a f**king Black wh*re. I just hope your whole family dies from cancer. f**king monkey you are the worst. I hope your wh*re mother dies today!!! I will pray for this. AMEN!!!! F**king monkey die. Black pidor die pls," the racist message read.

"I made you lose some money huh you big mad Btw your mom is a dusty ass h*e tell her get back on the streets to sell her loose stink washed up pum pum to hit the crack pipes," Vickery hit back.

"And so it begins I had to crash out one time before the end of the year get it out my system @instagram how is it that these types of messages aren't sensored ?" the American added.

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A look into Sachia Vickery's career

Sachia Vickery (Source: Getty)

Sachia Vickery was born in 1995 in Miramar, Florida, and made her professional debut at an ITF event in 2009. She made her tour-level debut at the 2013 US Open after earning a main draw wildcard as the USTA junior national champion and recorded a stunning win over former Wimbledon semifinalist Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the first round.

Vickery hovered in the top 200 of the WTA rankings. She did not win a Grand Slam main draw match during this period and broke the losing streak in the first round of the 2017 US Open. In 2018, the American reached her maiden WTA Tour semifinal at the ASB Classic, which remains the best result of her career so far.

Vickery rose to her highest career ranking of World No. 73 in 2018. In 2024, the 29-year-old's best results were a second-round finish at the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart and the WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin. She is currently ranked World No. 202.