Wimbledon quarterfinalist Cristian Garin alerts the ATP about endless threats received after latest Rio Open loss

Cristian Garin has notified the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) that he was subjected to endless online abuse after his loss at the ongoing Rio Open.

Garin, the 2020 Rio Open champion, was beaten by Spain's Pedro Martinez 7-6(0), 6-4 in the first round of the 2023 tournament. The Chilean's loss came on the heels of a poor showing at the Cordoba Open, another tournament where he was the champion in 2020.

At the event in Cordoba, Cristian Garin went down in the Round of 16 against Joao Sousa 7-5, 7-6 (6). But he had earned a different result against Pedro Martinez, winning the opening-round encounter 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-0.

After suffering a negative outcome against Martinez this time around, Garin received several threatening messages from online abusers. The 26-year-old also got a lot of flak through vile comments made on his social media posts, many of which accused the player of fixing matches and demanded him to retire from the sport.

Garin quickly shared the disturbing incident on his social media handle. The Wimbledon quarterfinalist also tagged the ATP’s official account to alert the authorities about the same.

"More than 1000s of dms with threats. Nice. @atptour," the Chilean wrote, sarcastically adding laughing emojis as he scrolled through his Instagram notifications.

Garin on Instagram

This isn’t the first time that Cristian Garin has opened up about receiving threats online.

“Incredible, the amount of insults and threats that you have to read nowadays after each match. I can’t believe the insanity of people. Good night,” the former World No. 17 had remarked after losing to Gael Monfils in the third round of the 2022 Australian Open.

Garin on Instagram in 2022

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"We get 50 to 100 death threats after every match you lose" - Apart from Cristian Garin, Taylor Fritz has also admitted to receiving threats

Taylor Fritz opened up about receiving threats during an interview in December 2022

Apart from Cristian Garin, Taylor Fritz has similarly confessed to receiving threats from online abusers.

Fritz was asked for his take on the controversy involving Mardy Fish and Bob Bryan during the 2022 US Open, where the two coaches and former players received fines and suspensions for promoting a sports betting company.

The World No. 7 brushed off the controversy involving his compatriots and stated that the actual problem was the online abusers, who harassed the players after their losses.

"We get all the harassment from betting. We get 50 to 100 death threats after every match you lose. Awful messages, all the hate and all of the negative side of gambling," Taylor Fritz said.