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The 'backlash' from losing at Wimbledon

South African tennis player Kevin Anderson revealed he has received "threats" from people who had bet on his match on social media.

The world number 25 was sent the abuse after losing his first-round tie at Wimbledon 2016 against the unseeded Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan.

Speaking to ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Lee James, Anderson says this is just "the nature of tennis".

(Photo: Kevin Anderson, Credit: Getty Images)

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