Raducan says ‘I will be good’ after a man is removed from the stands in the tournament in Dubai
Emma Raducan said she would be fine after what she called “difficult experience” related to the presence of a man who showed “fixed behavior” towards her at the Dubai Championship.
Champion 2021. The US Open approached the chair of the chair at the beginning of his match in the second round against the 14th. Karolina Muchava’s seed on Tuesday night. She was in tears, and WTA later linked her reaction to the presence of an unidentified man.
On Wednesday, a 22-year-old British player responded with a statement on his Instagram account.
“Thank you for your support messages. Hard experience yesterday, but I’ll be well and proud of how I came back and competed despite what happened at the beginning of the game,” Raducan wrote. “Thank you Karolina for being a great sport for her and happy for the rest of the tournament.”
Raducan, who was still a teenager 2022, when a man in Britain was convicted of persecution, returned to the game after a short delay in 2-0 down and eventually lost 7-6 (6), 6-4 in Muchavi.
Early on Wednesday, WTA announced a statement explaining that on Monday he approached in a public space “Man who exposed the fixed behavior” and “that same individual was identified in the first few lines during Emma’s match on Tuesday … and then ejected. “
“He will be banned from all WTA events until threat assessment.”
Judge of the chair called the tournament organizers immediately when Raducan She reported on her concern in the first set of night games. Teams He approached the monitoring of a 22-year-old player, who was born in Toronto, but moved with his family to Britain at a young age.
Raducan then took the towel, wiped his face, nodded, and continued the game. Did not immediately comment on the incident.
WTA said she was working with Raducanu and her team “to ensure her well -being and provide every necessary support.”
Raducan grew to the glory of 2021 by winning the US Open as a qualifier, one of the most religious achievements in tennis. Since then, she has not progressed the last third round and spent long points recovering from injuries.
Tired Tauson increases the number 1 Sabalenka
Clara Tauson didn’t sleep much, but she still beat the number 1 of Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.
The 22-year-old Dane arrived in bed late after surpassing Elina Svetolina in a three sets in the previous round.
“I think I was sleeping last night maybe five hours. We slept at 330 in the morning,” Clauson said in 38th place, she said in her interview on the field. “I didn’t know what form I would go out here, but pretty good.”
It was Tauson’s first win over the player number 1. The following is Linda’s nostrils for shot in the semifinals. The Czech player beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Second-ranked Iga Swiatek beat Dayana Yastrem 7-5, 6-0 and the next faced Mirra Andreeva, who overcame Peyton Sterns 6-1, 6-1.
The defense of champion Jasmine Paolini ranked Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-0.
Italian sustained an ankle injury during the second set. The tearful Paolini received a medical point and that her ankle immobilized, but after that he could not cause Kenin.
Kenin will face the sixth -ranked Elena Rybakin in the quarterfinals. Rybakina beat the nine-ranked Paul Bados 4-6, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2).
Sorana Cirst won Emma Navarro 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5. Romanian will face Karolin Muchav, who had previously defeated McCartney Kessler 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
Dabrowski, Routliffe eliminated in pairs
Ottawin Gabriel Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe from New Zealand were eliminated from women’s competition with 4-6, 6-3, 10-2 losses from the Czech Linda nostrils and Yulia Putintseva from Kazakhstan in another action.
The nostrils and Putintseva dominated the print after winning the second set against the team of the second seed in even the match.
Dabrowski and Routliffe won only one of six service points and one of the four return points in Tiebreabraj.
The couple struggled after winning the pleasant first set where they did not face Break Point as they converted one of the seven chances to break against the nostrils and Putintse.
Dabrowski and Routliffe lost both of their games from progressing in the semifinals of the Australian Open last month.
The ruling WTA Finals doubles the champions in the first round in Dubai.