Pro tennis player reveals scary message from sports bettor: 'I will come after you'

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A professional tennis player received a frightening message from a sports bettor who threatened to go after him if he didn’t win a recent match at the Thionville Open event on the ATP Challenger Tour. 

Arthur Bouquier of France, the No. 219-ranked men’s player in the world, posted the message on his Instagram, which was originally in French. 

After Tennis World translated the message, it revealed a deranged diatribe of how the bettor needed Bouquier to win a match against lower-ranked Florian Broska of France. If Bouquier failed to do so, the bettor said, "I will come after you."

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Lotto Arena during a match between Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic at the ATP 250 European Open in Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. 18, 2024.  (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"French tennis is so mediocre right now that French players stick to playing at home to avoid embarrassment abroad," the message said. "Let me remind you that you don’t achieve much when you leave France – it shows the limits of your tennis game. 

"Anyway, today you’re playing against Florian Broska, ranked 522, who never wins in the first round. I just hope you make the effort to beat him in 2 sets because I have bet 2000 euros on you to win in 2 sets."

The thought of losing the hefty bet prompted the bettor to threaten Bouquier.

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"I swear, if you lose, I will never forgive you," the message continued with a laughing emoji. "I will track you and your family down just to hurt you, even if it means