Jodie Burrage: British tennis player receives death threats and social media abuse after defeat
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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.
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Jodie Burrage reached a career-high ranking of 85th in the world in September 2023
ByTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport Journalist
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Britain's Jodie Burrage received death threats and abuse on social media after she was beaten in her first WTA Tour singles match proper for 16 months.
The 27-year-old, ranked 474th in the world, suffered a first-round exit at the Chennai Open after India's Vaishnavi Adkar fought back from a set down to triumph 3-6 6-3 7-5.
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