"What the hell" "She is 19 & they're trying to body shame her" - Fans furious as Linda Noskova receives abusive messages post Abu Dhabi loss

Tennis fans on social media reacted strongly upon learning about the abusive messages Linda Noskova received following her exit from the Abu Dhabi Open 2024.

Noskova suffered a setback on Tuesday, February 6, as she lost to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo in the opening round in Abu Dhabi. The promising youngster, who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, went down 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to Sorribes Tormo.

Noskova subsequently received a string of abusive messages on Instagram. The 19-year-old made the messages public by compiling them in a video and posting it on the social media platform.

Linda Noskova posts all the bad DMs she recieved after her loss to Sorribes Tormo today byu/jovanmilic97 intennis

Noskova's move has received a considerable amount of support from tennis fans, especially on Reddit. One fan opined that other players on tour should also expose the abusers.

"More players should do this regularly, especially for profiles with peoples’ real pictures and names attached. Might make them think twice about doing it again," the fan wrote.

Several other fans were livid at the treatment meted out to Noskova.

"What the hell… quit degenerate gambling and sending psycho messages people," another fan said.

A third fan lamented a user resorting to body shaming while targeting Noskova. The fan wrote:

"Also, can we spare a thought for the fact that she is only 19 years of age, and they're out there not only trashing her as an athlete, but trying to body shame her by calling her fat and ugly.

"Anyone who thinks she is fat (even by silly athletes standards) simply doesn't know what a healthy weight is. Maybe healthy IS fat to these gamblers who pour all their money into gambling instead of food, who knows."

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Linda Noskova topped World No. 1 Iga Swiatek at Australian Open 2024

Linda Noskova (L) and Iga Swiatek

Linda Noskova produced an incredible run at the Australian Open 2024. She finished as a quarterfinalist, which to date is her best result at Grand Slams.

The Czech dispatched 31st seed Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 7-5 in the opening round. She then defeated Mccartney Kessler 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in the second round to draw top seed Iga Swiatek in the third.

Linda Noskova staged a gritty 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback win to send the World No. 1 home. The teen advanced to the quarterfinals with a walkover in her fourth-round match against Elina Svitolina.

Her journey, however, ended there as she lost to Dayana Yastremska in the last eight.