Dubai Police detained a vacationer who had engaged in behaviour that brought on Emma Raducanu misery throughout her match on the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Authorities of Dubai mentioned on Thursday.
Britain’s Raducanu was visibly distressed and decreased to tears early in her match towards Karolina Muchova as she stood behind the umpire’s chair whereas a spectator was escorted away by safety personnel.
The person was seated within the first few rows throughout Raducanu’s match. The Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) later mentioned the person was ejected and banned from all WTA occasions pending a menace evaluation.
“Following Raducanu’s criticism, Dubai Police detained a vacationer who approached her, left her a observe, took her {photograph} and engaged in behaviour that brought on her misery throughout the Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships,” the federal government of Dubai mentioned.
“Whereas Raducanu later selected to drop the fees, the person signed a proper endeavor to keep up distance from her and has been banned from future tournaments.”
The federal government didn’t say if the person had been launched.
Former U.S. Open champion Raducanu misplaced the match 7-6(6), 6-4 however later mentioned she was happy with how she responded after the “troublesome expertise.”
