Destanee Aiava indicated she was retiring from tennis due to extremely hateful messages and death threats before proceeding to deactivate her X account. On Sunday, the world No. 155 fell just short of winning the ITF Prague after Gabriela Knutson edged her out in the final 6-4 3-6 7-5.

Destanee Aiava didn't take well at all her loss in the ITF W75 Prague final, losing her cool and throwing a chair at the wall. After winning two ITF titles last year, the Australian tennis player was bidding to win her first title of 2025 last week.