Karolina Muchova revealed she wasn't aware of what was happening until Emma Raducanu directly told her and that's when the Czech started working on calming down the Briton. After the 2023 French Open runner-up opened a 2-0 lead in their Dubai second-round match, the Briton abruptly stopped the action and went to the chair umpire.

Emma Raducanu broke down in tears during her straight-sets defeat to Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The British tennis star ended the worst losing run of her entire career on Sunday with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Greek star Maria Sakkari.

Emma Raducanu said she will “be okay” after a “fixated” spectator was ejected from her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this week.

Raducanu had reportedly encountered the man multiple times and received a letter from him in person on Monday.

Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu did not press charges against the man who caused her distress during her Round 2 game at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2025.

Dubai police detained a man who caused Emma Raducanu distress by exhibiting “ fixated behavior ” toward the British star at a tennis tournament.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova on Tuesday after an emotional first set in which a male spectator -- who according to the WTA "exhibited fixated behavior" in a public space the day prior -- was ejected at the Dubai Championships.

Karolina Muchova has called the incident, in which a man displayed ‘fixated behaviour’ towards Emma Raducanu during the Czech’s match against the Brit, a ‘strange experience.’ Muchova defeated McCartney Kessler 6-3,

Concern over a man who’d exhibited “fixated behavior” caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round match at the Dubai Championships

Tennis player Emma Raducanu had a terrifying and vulnerable experience on Tuesday, breaking down in tears during her match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after seeing a stalker in the crowd.

EXCLUSIVE: Within hours of the incident, Mail Sport now understands the man's name was shared with Wimbledon, who immediately placed him on a watchlist they maintain of suspect individuals.