Emma Raducan spoke of her “difficult experience” that includes a “fixed” fan on Tennis championship in Dubai This week.
The emotional Raducan approached the chair judge during the first set of his match against Carolina Muchava on Tuesday night after seeing fans in the stands, which had previously approached her a day earlier.
Emma Raducan reacts after she scored a point against Serena Williams during the Western & Southern Open, August 16, 2022 in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
The game was stopped and an unidentified man was thrown out.
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WTA explained that “the man who exposed the fixed behavior” approached 2021 Open champion in a public space on Monday. The man was then seen the next day on his match in the first few rows.
According to the Government of the Media Office in Dubai, the man “left her note” and also photographed it.
“After the appeal of Raducanu, the police in Dubai detained a tourist who approached her, left her a note, took pictures and dealt with behavior caused by trouble during Dubai’s free tennis championship,” the statement said.
Emma Raducan hugged the American open trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez in New York, September 11, 2021. (AP PHOTO/ELISE AMENDOLA)
British tennis star Emma Raducan flashed for concern about fans who “exposed fixed behavior”
“While Raducan later decided to give up on the charges, the individual signed a formal endeavor for maintaining a distance from her and is forbidden from future tournaments. Dubai is still dedicated to securing the safety and safety of all residents and visitors in the emirate.”
WTA also banned a man from all future tournaments “waiting for threat assessment”.
In the message of fans on social networks, Raducan opened on the situation.
“Thank you for your support messages,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram stories.
Emma Raducan during her match against Amanda Anisim at the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, January 16, 2025. (Mike Frey-Hagn Pictures)
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“Hard experience yesterday, but I’ll be good and proud of how I came back and competed despite what happened at the beginning of the match,” Raducan wrote. “Thank you Karolina for being a great sport for her and happy for the rest of the tournament.”
Raducan received a five -year restraining order against a man in London in 2022 after being found guilty of passing. The man appeared in her home several times and left unwanted gifts. She was 19 at the time.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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