Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini says she and her family were threatened before a match

Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini says she and her family were threatened when she received a text message featuring a photo of a gun before a qualifying match in an apparent attempt to affect the result for betting purposes

March 4, 2026 at 7:37 a.m. EST6 minutes ago

ROME — Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini said she and her family were threatened when she received a text message featuring a photo of a gun before a qualifying match for the Indian Wells tournament in California — in an apparent attempt to affect the result for betting purposes.

Stefanini explained what happened in a video posted on Instagram on Monday from the BNP Paribas Open.

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