A new footage has emerged which showcases the exact moment when British Tennis player Emma Raducanu spotted a "fixated fan" in the crowd during her second-round match with Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The former US Open winner encountered the man earlier in the week, when he approached her for a photograph and handed her a letter.
Raducanu was visibly distressed on the court and broke down in tears after catching the sight of the man, who is attributed as a stalker. Raducanu's complaint banished the man from the game and following the conclusion he was made to write an undertaking, under which he will remain far away from the player.
Footage has emerged of the moment a terrified Emma Raducanu spotted a 'fixated' fan in the crowd during her second-round match with Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The 22-year-old had come into contact with the man earlier in the week, when he approached her, took a photograph and handed her a letter.
As Per The Sun, the video has been taken by a ban and it appears to show Raducanu making eye contact with the man. Shortly afterwards, the same individual is seen being escorted out of the venue by security.
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In an official statement, via Daily Mail, Dubai Police confirmed the stalker was a tourist who had since been detained by authorities for causing "distress towards Emma Raducanu". The authorities also provided details of the future implications of the matter, mentioning: "While Raducanu later chose to drop the charges, the individual signed a formal undertaking to maintain distance from her and has been banned from future tournaments."