Raducanu approached by man displaying ‘fixated behaviour’ before Dubai loss
Emma Raducanu of Britain plays a forehand return to Iga Swiatek of Poland during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2025
EMMA RADUCANU was approached by a man displaying “fixated behaviour,” who was subsequently ejected from the court by security, ahead of her defeat to Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Raducanu appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second game of her rain-delayed, second-round match on Tuesday.
A Women’s Tennis Association statement on the incident read: “On Monday, February 17, Emma Raducanu was approached in a public area by a man who exhibited fixated behaviour.
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