The ATP Tour revealed that its Safe Sport initiative detected and flagged more than 162,000 abusive social media comments targeting professional tennis players in its first year of implementation.

Launched in July 2024, the program uses real-time artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor and filter harmful content directed at athletes across social media platforms. According to the ATP, over 3.1 million comments were scanned during the period, with the most severe forms of abuse automatically hidden from the 245 players who were targeted.

As reported by news agency AP, the initiative is currently available to the top 250 singles players and top 50 doubles players, offering them protection against online hostility, threats, and digital impersonation. It also provides assistance in cases involving email harassment, impersonation, deepfake content, and online scams.