Emma Raducanu: ‘Fixated’ man who approached tennis star is given restraining order

A person who confirmed “fixated behaviour” in the direction of British tennis participant Emma Raducanu at a match in Dubai has been detained and given a restraining order, police mentioned on Thursday. A clearly upset Raducanu, 22, approached the umpire’s chair after shedding the primary two video games in her second-round defeat to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

Raducanu briefly took
refuge behind the umpire’s chair and alerted officers to the person’s presence earlier than he was led away.

Dubai police detains Raducanu ‘fan’

Muchova rushed over to consolation Raducanu earlier than play resumed.

The person had approached Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, in a public space on Monday and gave her a letter and took {a photograph} earlier than taking a courtside seat in the course of the first few rows for her match on Tuesday.

“Following Raducanu’s criticism, Dubai Police detained a vacationer who approached her, left her a notice, took her {photograph}, and engaged in behaviour that triggered her misery,” police mentioned in a press release.

“Whereas Raducanu later selected to drop the costs, the person signed a proper enterprise to keep up distance from her and has been banned from future tournaments.”

The WTA had already mentioned it might
ban the person “from all WTA occasions”.

On Wednesday, Raducanu thanked followers for his or her help after what she referred to as a “troublesome expertise” and mentioned “I’ll be okay”.