BBC Sport · Nov 4
Burrage receives support after online death threats
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Britain's Jodie Burrage has been receiving support from WTA staff at an event in India after being sent death threats on social media.
Burrage, 27, was bombarded with abusive online messages when she was beaten in her first WTA Tour singles main-draw match in 16 months on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, she won in the last 16 of the Chennai Open doubles alongside Robin Montgomery of the United States.
"Protecting players and the wider tennis family from online threats and abuse is a key priority for the WTA," the governing body told BBC Sport.
"We have WTA staff on the ground in Chennai offering Jodie support, along with our wider player welfare and Threat Matrix team."