Tennis ‘racist, misogynistic, homophobic’, says AiavaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Destanee Aiava lost to Britain’s Harriet Dart in Australian Open qualifying last monthPublished16 minutes agoDestanee Aiava has unveiled her retirement from tennis at 25, saying it had a “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile” culture.The Australian, who has Samoan heritage, reported the sport was like a “toxic boyfriend” – and that this would be her final season on tour.Aiava, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 147, posted an expletive-laden statement on Instagram to explain her decision.”My ultimate goal is to be able to wake up every day and genuinely say that I love what I do – which I think everyone deserves a chance at,” she reported.She also told of how she had faced abuse from online trolls – an issue which has affected several players in the game.British player Katie Boulter shared some of the abuse she had received with BBC Sport last year to help highlight the scale of the problem.
