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Death threats for Briton Burrage on WTA Tour return

British player sent abusive messages after defeat in India WTA says ‘staff in Chennai offering Jodie support’ The WTA has offered additional support to Jodie Burrage after she received death threats and online abuse following a first-round defeat at a tournament in India on Tuesday. Burrage shared a raft of abusive messages sent to her Instagram account after a gruelling 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 defeat by…

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  1. BBC Sport

    Death threats for Briton Burrage on WTA Tour return (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

    Britain's Jodie Burrage receives death threats and abuse on social media after she is beaten in her first WTA Tour singles match proper for 16 months.

  2. Sky Sports

    Burrage receives death threats and abuse after Chennai Open defeat (opens Sky Sports in a new tab)

    Britain's Jodie Burrage has received death threats and abuse on social media after she was beaten in the first round of the Chennai Open on Tuesday.

  3. Times of India

    British No. 15 Jodie Burrage reveals death threats after losing to India's Vaishnavi Adkar (opens Times of India in a new tab)

    British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed receiving death threats and disturbing online abuse following her first WTA Tour singles match in 16 months. The 27-year-old shared screenshots of the messages after losing at the Chennai Open, questioning the…

  4. The Guardian

    Jodie Burrage offered support by WTA after death threats and online abuse (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    British player sent abusive messages after defeat in India WTA says ‘staff in Chennai offering Jodie support’ The WTA has offered additional support to Jodie Burrage after she received death threats and online abuse following a first-round defeat at a…