Emma Raducanu has stated she’s going to “be okay” after being approached by a person displaying “fixated behaviour”.
The British tennis star was later visibly upset throughout a sport on the Dubai Tennis Championships after the person was among the many crowds within the first few rows.
On Instagram on Wednesday, she wrote: “Thank you for the messages of support. Difficult experience yesterday but I’ll be okay and proud of how I came back and competed despite what happened at the start of the match.
“Thanks to Karolina [Muchova] for being an excellent sport and better of luck to her for the remainder of the event.”
Alongside along with her message she posted a picture of the Jane Austen novel Emma and a cup of espresso.
The 22-year-old was in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second sport of her rain-delayed second-round match on Tuesday.
The person was subsequently faraway from the tennis court docket by safety.
Raducanu went on to lose 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 to 14th seed Karolina Muchova.
The Girls’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) assertion stated: “On Monday, February 17, Emma Raducanu was approached in a public space by a person 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 shall be banned from all WTA occasions pending a risk evaluation.
“Player safety is our top priority, and tournaments are advised on security best practices for international sporting events.”
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Emma Raduanu beforehand had a stalker and was ‘continuously wanting over her shoulder’. Pic: AP Picture/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
The WTA added it was “actively working” with Raducanu to make sure her well-being and can present any “necessary support”.
In 2022, a 35-year-old man was handed a five-year restraining order – after a court docket heard Raducanu was “constantly looking over her shoulder” and not felt “safe in her own home”.
Amrit Magar had walked 23 miles to Emma’s house and had stolen her father’s shoe as a memento.
Bromley Magistrates’ Courtroom heard how Magar went to Raducanu’s house on three separate events, loitered exterior, left undesirable items and playing cards, and stole property from their porch.
The court docket additionally heard from Raducanu by a sufferer impression assertion learn by prosecutors – which stated that her dad and mom had been “reluctant” to let her exit on her personal.
The restraining order, handed to Magar by District Choose Sushil Kumar, bans him from contacting Raducanu and her dad and mom.
