British tennis player Jodie Burrage receives death threats after Chennai Open loss
The 27-year-old athlete shared a recording of abusive Instagram messages following her defeat against Vaishnavi Adkar on Tuesday.
British tennis player Jodie Burrage has been targeted with death threats and social media abuse following her exit from the Chennai Open, according to Sportstar.
Burrage lost her round of 32 singles match on Tuesday with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 against Vaishnavi Adkar.
The defeat marked Burrage's first main-draw singles match on the WTA Tour in 16 months.
The player shared a video on Instagram showing a long series of hateful messages. She commented that the experience reminded her of why she had previously left the tour.
Many of the abusive comments seemed to come from gamblers who were dissatisfied with her loss.
The WTA reported in July that 89 per cent of accounts responsible for serious abuse in 2024 did not return in 2025.