Incident at WTA tournament in Dubai
Because of a stalker? Tennis star breaks out in tears
19.02.2025 – 11:04 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The former US Open winner Emma Raducanu begins to cry in the middle of the match. Shortly afterwards, a viewer is thrown out of the stadium. Was it your stalker?
Grand-Slam champion Emma Raducanu broke out in tears at the WTA tournament in Dubai in the middle of the game. During her second round against Karolína Muchová, the British cried in the first set – apparently due to the behavior of a male viewer in the stadium.
The WTA announced that the man had already shown a “fixed behavior” on Raducanu on Monday. He was also identified at the match on Tuesday and was finally banished by the stands. Until it has been clarified whether there was a threat, he should no longer attend WTA events. The security of the players has top priority, the organization emphasized.
Raducanu was visibly churned. At 0: 2 in the first sentence, she spoke to the referee, who then used her radio. The 22-year-old went behind the referee chair, wiped his face with a towel. Muchová came to her and tried to comfort her. The referee also took care of Raducanu. The game continued, the British lost 6: 7 (6: 8), 4: 6.
As early as 2022, a man was convicted of Stalkings by Raducanu. He received a five -year contact and had to do non -profit work. It is not known whether the incident in Dubai is the same.
Raducanu surprisingly won the US Open in 2021, but was unable to repeat this success and had always struggled with injuries.