- Emma Raducanu cried in the Court during her party on Tuesday
- She has published a statement after a “obsessed” man was withdrawn from the crowd
Emma Raducanu has published a statement to fans on Instagram after being crying on Tuesday when an “obsessed” man was withdrawn from the crowd during his second round party in Dubai.
Raducanu there were only two games to the former player of the 10 best, Karolina Muchva, when the game stopped with the former champion of the United States Open in Tears, before quickly discussing the problem with referee Miriam Bley, who was seen communicating with the tournament organizers outside the court through it. Walkie-Talkie.
The 22 -year -old hid behind the referee's chair and had to be comforted by Bley and her opponent, before the game could resume. Raducanu was finally defeated 7-6, 6-4 in a closely full contest.
The WTA confirmed that a man had previously approached Raducanu in his first round match against Maria Sakkari, adding a statement that the governing body was working with the player to guarantee his safety. Man has been forbidden from WTA events.
Raducanu has now led to social networks to break its silence in the incident.
The British wrote: 'Thank you for the messages of support. Difficult experience yesterday, but I will be well and proud of how I returned and competed despite what happened at the beginning of the game. Thanks to Karolina for being a great sport and the best of luck for the rest of the tournament.
Emma Raducanu cried in the early stages of her second round match on Tuesday
It is understood that Raducanu had been surprised after seeing man several times before.
It could be composed to complete Tuesday's game after being calm that security was taking action.
With the investigations that continued on Wednesday, Raducanu had to fly home to London.
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