American Taylor Townsend pointed to disturbing messages that tennis players are constantly subjected to, sharing death threats that she received following her recent loss at the Internazinali BNL d’Italia.
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The 27-year-old qualifier Townsend recorded her best by-ranking win by defeating world No.3 Jessica Pegula in the second round of the tournament in Rome, but then fell to Wang Xiyu in the third round.