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On Tuesday, Boulter provided BBC Sport unprecedented insight into the volume and nature of abuse received by players, including sharing screenshots of her private inbox.

Sir Keir Starmer says the government will explore whether further protective measures can be put in place on social media platforms after tennis player Katie Boulter highlighted the sickening abuse she received.

Earlier this week, British number two Boulter laid bare to BBC Sport the extent of the abusive content and death threats she receives on social media.

That perhaps provides an indication as to why the abuse Boulter and other players suffer is so often focused around betting.

When tennis player Katie Boulter revealed to the BBC the shocking scale of social media abuse she receives on social media, she emphasised that many angry messages feature references to gambling.