Jodie Burrage Receives Support After Online Death Threats

British tennis player Jodie Burrage got death threats on social media after losing her first singles match in sixteen months on Tuesday. The twenty-seven-year-old posted screenshots of the abuse on Instagram, asking when the WTA would take real action. She bounced back on Wednesday by winning a doubles match at the Chennai Open alongside Robin Montgomery. WTA staff and welfare teams on the ground in India are now giving her direct support. The governing body relies on an AI tool called Threat Matrix to hunt down online abusers. Last year, that system tracked over twelve thousand abusive messages sent to female players. Data shows angry gamblers were behind forty-two percent of verified abuse in twenty-five, and fifty-nine percent of severe cases. Advocacy groups argue sports still need a much healthier relationship with betting agencies to keep players safe.