By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennisnow | Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Emma Radanu’s The tears stepped out of fear.
Yesterday, Raducanu broke into tears during her second round match with Carolina in the civilian In Dubai.
An emotional raducan stopped playing after two games after apparently noticing her stalker in the crowd. Raducanu spoke briefly in the Umpire chair and shed tears as she took refuge from the eyes behind the Umpire chair.
It was a strange moment that led to Muchova to comfort 22-year-old Raducanu before finally resumed. Muchova eventually scored a 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory.
Today, WTA announced a male fan who “exposed behavior fixed” to Raducanu was taken out of that match and then banned from all WTA events “pending a threat estimate.”
WTA’s statement on the Dubai Security Incident:On Monday, February 17, Emma Raducanu approached a public area by a man who displayed fixed behavior. This same individual was identified in the first lines during Emma’s match on Tuesday in Dubai’s Understanding Tenis…
– wta (@wta) 19 February 2025
“On Monday, Emma Raducanu approached a public area by a man who displayed fixed behavior,” WTA said in a statement today. “This same individual was identified in the first lines during Emma’s match Tuesday at the Tennis Championship Free Dubai Duty and then issued.
“He will be banned from all WTA events pending a threat assessment.
“WTA is actively working with Emma and its team to ensure its well -being and provide any necessary support. We remain committed to cooperating with tournaments and their security teams throughout the world to keep a safe environment for all players. ”
You can understand why Raducanu grew exciting by looking at the “fixed” man.
Below, see footage of Raducanu’s intervention after the second match:
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– Lisa
(@lisa_talking) 18 February 2025
For her loan, Raducanu regained her calm after the man was pulled out and pushed the 14th Muchova into two tight groups.
