British player in tears as same man was later ejected by security from his seat in first few rows at court
British player in tears as same man was later ejected by security from his seat in first few rows at court Emma Raducanu of Great Britain looks on while playing against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their second round match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Photograph: Christopher Pike/Getty ImagesEmma Raducanu was approached by a man displaying “fixated behaviour”, who was subsequently ejected from the court by security, ahead of her defeat to Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Raducanu appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second game of her rain-delayed, second-round match on Tuesday. A Women’s Tennis Association statement on the incident read: “On Monday, February 17th, Emma Raducanu was approached in a public area by a man who exhibited fixated behaviour. “This same individual was identified in the first few rows during Emma’s match on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and subsequently ejected. He will be banned from all WTA events pending a threat assessment.Jannik Sinner downs Alexander Zverev to retain Australian Open title in Melbourne “The WTA is actively working with Emma and her team to ensure her well-being and provide any necessary support. “We remain committed to collaborating with tournaments and their security teams worldwide to maintain a safe environment for all players.” In February 2022, stalker Amrit Magar, who walked 23 miles to Raducanu’s home and took her father’s shoe as a souvenir, was handed a five-year restraining order. On the court, Raducanu had fought back from a dreadful start to take the first set to a tie-break, but ultimately went down 7-6 6-4 to miss out on a last-16 clash with American McCartney Kessler, who had earlier dumped world number three Coco Gauff out of the tournament. The former US Open champion appeared tearful she went to the umpire’s chair after falling 2-0 behind, with the umpire pictured using a walkie-talkie to talk to fellow tournament officials. Raducanu dabbed her eyes with her towel as she recomposed herself before returning to the court, only to go down a double break. However, she broke back in the fifth courtesy of a stunning backhand return down the line before holding serve for the first time, and she was right back in it when she broke for a second time in the ninth game to trail only 5-4. The Briton saved two set points to take it to a tie-break but it was her 28-year-old Czech opponent who eventually prevailed 8-6. Raducanu’s disappointment was compounded when she was broken again in the first game of the second set and after failing to convert any of the three break points she earned in the sixth game, it was Muchova who edged across the line 6-4. Raducanu had ended her four-match losing run – the worst of her career – in style in the first round, the wild card beating Greece’s Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2. The former British number one had previously failed to capitalise on wild card entries into tournaments in Abu Dhabi and Doha over the last two weeks, losing in the first round both times to Marketa Vondrousova and Ekaterina Alexandrova. Those losses followed another first-round defeat to Cristina Bucsa in Singapore and a hammering by Iga Swiatek after she had reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time.Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxedUkraine should not have ‘started’ war with Russia, Donald Trump saysMan charged with rape and false imprisonment of girl in west Co Cork Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald saysLatest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers
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Emma Raducanu Receives Threat During Dubai Tennis TournamentEmma Raducanu was targeted by a man exhibiting 'fixated behaviour' during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The individual was ejected from the tournament and banned from all WTA events pending a threat assessment. Raducanu, who was visibly distressed, continued her match against Karolina Muchova but ultimately lost 7-6 (6) 6-4.
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