Jenny Claffey recalls being messaged with a death threat after she lost a professional tennis match. “It was a pretty terrifying experience,” she said. “I got a message from a guy when I was playing in Spain. He said he was just released from jail so he had nothing to lose.”  Claffey immediately notified the tournament where she was competing. But it could do nothing other than tell her to make a complaint to the police. Getting the social media giants to do something about it was not an option either. Tennis players are particularly vulnerable to criminals betting on…

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