Posted on 02/16/2026 7:33:42 AM PST by Fiji Hill
Australia's Destanee Aiava has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25 and claims she is turning her back on the game's "racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile" culture.
Aiava, who has Samoan heritage, will walk away from a sport she has likened to a "toxic boyfriend" at the end of the current season.
She announced her impending exit in an expletive-laden Instagram post in which she revealed she had been targeted by social media trolls.
Aiava, who has Samoan heritage, will walk away from a sport she has likened to a "toxic boyfriend" at the end of the current season.
She announced her impending exit in an expletive-laden Instagram post in which she revealed she had been targeted by social media trolls.
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Yes, Evonne Goolagong Cawley might have been a successful Australian tennis player were it not for racism in the sport. Oh, wait...
I guess she expected to be handed championships and money with little effort and criticism. Competition is tough in all jobs. Being in the spotlight on a world stage makes it worse.
When things don’t go your way, EVERYTHING is racist, homophobic, etc.
at best 133?
So, on the international circuit, you suck.
Could run the table at a local club, or even a regional tournament.
Lacks the social graces to be a Club Pro.
Maybe, learn to Code?
Look at the Adam’s apple, could be a tranny...
“ Paging the Williams sisters...”
Williams brothers……….
I guess when some people aren’t good enough or won’t put in the necessary work they need to find someone or something to blame it on.
Don’t forget golf. I tried it twice, made the same rant, and never went on a course again. Totally racist against us italians! Never again!
Fragile darling declare herself a white male and dominate men’s tennis using white male supremacy?
I wonder what Venus and Sarina, who both earned tens of millions of dollars as two of the most successful tennis players in history, think about this?
When you’re not good enough, play the race card.
COCO GAUFF who has gone from #2 in the world to #5 because she’s just not that good, made this excuse , “IT’S HARD BEING A BLACK WOMAN IN AMERICA”. This from a little snit who at twenty-two is worth $33 million dollars, not because of her ability to play tennis but due to her endorsements, advertisements and ranking favoritism because she is BLACK.
The world No 5 says she has been “disturbed by events back home, and is not afraid to speak up about issues in the United States”
“I DON’T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE DYING IN THE STREETS JUST FOR EXISTING”
I would love to ask her if she thinks a white woman should have her throat sliced open by a black man for just riding a train. Or a white nursing student on campus just jogging in a park should have her head bashed in by a brown illegal? Or a twelve year old raped and murdered by a mob of brown illegals?
She could start her own line of plus-sized tennis outfits to AWFUL’s.
I like women’s tennis because of their skill...and short skirts.
Fall back to Plan B , Samoan Beauty Pageant
“Homophobic”. I quit reading right there. Small minded, useful idiot type whose only recourse is to try to slander everyone else. And nobody is afraid of the gay, dear, people don’t like them for their obnoxious push and attempts to intimidate… big difference.
I’m guessing she didn’t do too well. On the contrary, I think women’s tennis is wide open for lesbians and women of color. In fact, you can’t be lesbian or dark enough for those who are running the WTA, IMHO.
Add billiards as well - a white ball smashing into coloreds.
She is afraid of it, and rightfully so. After all, Thesaurus killed the Minotaur, so think what it would do to her!
If you’re staring at other men playing with their balls then it means you’re a fag. Obviously, watching woman’s beach volleyball doesn’t fall into this category.
And isn’t it interesting that women’s volleyball never gets heavily promoted vs tennis… wbl, women’s flag football…
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