Sports players can be prone to aggressive comments and trolling on social media. They often report about the horrific messages they receive after losses. To counter this issue and prioritise players’ mental health, French Open organizers, in a first-of-its-kind initiative, are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media.

The French tennis federation stated that the technology developed by the French company Bodyguard uses artificial intelligence to filter comments posted to social media accounts and block those that are deemed toxic or abusive.