By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, February 28, 2025
Photo credit: Matthew Calvis
Emma Raducanu endured a scary stalker incident in Dubai last week.
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An emotional Raducanu burst into tears and took refuge behind the chair umpire’s stand after spotting the male stalker two games into her second-round Dubai clash vs. Karolina Muchova.
Dubai police detained the man, who is a tourist.
“Following Raducanu’s complaint, Dubai Police detained a tourist who approached her, left her a note, took her photograph, and engaged in behavior that caused her distress during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships,” the Dubai Media Office said in a statement.
Raducanu dropped the charges against the man, who signed a statement basically the equivalent of a restraining order agreeing to maintain distance from…
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