Jodie

Abuse of players, particularly by angry gamblers, is not a new problem.

Burrage’s compatriot Katie Boulter shared with the BBC last year the abuse and death threats she received on a near-daily basis.

This year’s WTA and World Tennis report into online abuse, which was based on data from the Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service, said “angry gamblers” were responsible for 42% of all verified abuse detected during the 2025 season.

It is why there is so much disquiet about the sponsorship deals some tournaments have struck with gambling firms.

The Davis Cup, for example, has an official sports betting partner, while in August self-described “prediction-market platform” Kalshi signed a multi-year deal with the US Open.

Burrage believes social media platforms “should do more to help”.

“I think an ID should be put on every Instagram account, and then that way it makes more people more accountable for their actions on that platform,” she said.

“I think it would limit what people would say. People should be accountable for what they say and that’s where I think there could be more of a push to change.

“It’s only getting worse.”

All WTA and World Tennis players have access to Threat Matrix’s services, which monitor all social media posts directed at players.

The first aim is to provide a rapid assessment of whether an individual’s safety is under threat. They can then alert the platforms, and potentially law enforcement agencies, to the offending content.

Names can also be shared with gaming companies, so they have the option of banning offenders from their platforms.

The service can extend to direct messages and even the moderation of accounts, so players never see the message in the first place. But this is not foolproof – and players may feel they would rather know about any threats made against them.

Burrage has recently been able to improve her singles ranking to 474, from a low of 888 in July. Injury prevented her playing singles for nine months and when she returned for the grass court season, sickness held her back.

But she will not allow the abuse to throw her off course.

“I’m at a place where it’s all bigger picture for me and everything I’m doing now is to have a good season in 2027,” she added.

“I’m building a team that is really good around me. They know where I’ve been, what I’ve gone through.

“It’s not what you want, but if I have to go through it, then I will.”

Coronation Street has released a first look at the moment villain Jodie Ramsey brandishes a gun in a deadly showdown with Shona and David Platt, moments before the gun goes off

Jodie Ramsey points a gun at Coronation Street favourites David and Shona Platt in tense scenes on Thursday.

Someone gets shot, leaving them fighting for their lives. Intent on stealing her sister’s life, Jodie takes violent action in a deadly showdown.

It seems a scuffle, with confusion over whether the gun is real or not, leads to it firing. But will death loom for Jodie, David or Shona, and will Jodie be stopped?

Fans have seen Jodie targeting her sister, and others, for weeks. On Thursday her plan to steal David all for herself comes into play, as she tries to seduce him.

Shona finally clocks that her villainous sister is out to get her, and plotting to steal her life. Confronting Jodie over her obsession with her family, the pair have it out, and secrets are exposed.

As David and Shona watch in horror, Jodie raises the gun at them. As David and Shona remain convinced it’s the fake gun they found recently, they challenge her unaware it’s real.

As the situation spirals the gun is fired, shooting someone. As the person collapses, the others are left reeling in horror – but who is shot, and will they die?

Will Jodie be successful in her seduction of David too, and could it lead to a sad split for him and Shona? All will be revealed during Friday’s dramatic episode of the ITV soap.

The fallout is being kept under wraps, while cryptic spoilers confirm someone could be safe. They state that David calls for an ambulance, so does this mean he isn’t hit?

Either way, paramedics soon arrive to tend to the victim, but their fate is not revealed. What is known is that in the days following, the police will investigate what has happened at the Platts house.

Soon it emerges not everyone is telling the truth about what went on, as statements are questioned. As detective Lisa Swain leads the investigation, she soon questions the given version of events.

Speaking to the Mirror recently, Shona actress Julia Goulding said Jodie would get a whole lot worse. She told us: “It’s only go to get more dramatic – how far will Jodie go? I think it’s going to wow everybody. It’s never plain sailing.”

Julia added of the plot: “I think she’s a really intricate complex character. Something has happened to make her like that; she’s not a baddie. She’s got many layers. It’s going to be interesting for the audience to peel those back. I love having Olivia with us; it’s nice exploring Shona’s background as well.”

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