British tennis star Jodie Burrage receives horrifying death threats on social media after playing her first WTA Tour match for 16 months

British tennis player Jodie Burrage has revealed she has been subjected to death threats on social media after playing her first match back on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour in 16 months. World No 474 Burrage suffered a first-round defeat at the Chennai Open after losing to India 's Vaishnavi Adkar 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 - despite winning the first set. After that setback, the 27-year-old shared on her Instagram story the level of abuse she has since been sent on the social-media platform. 'Nice welcome back to tour. I remember why I left.