Emma Raducanu says she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” and struggled to breathe after spotting a man who was “fixated” on her during a match.

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The 22-year-old British tennis player broke down in tears as security escorted the man from the arena last month

British tennis star Emma Raducanu has spoken about the emotional toll of noticing what the WTA called a “fixated” man during one of her recent matches in Dubai, explaining how she “couldn’t see the ball through tears.

The former US Open champion was the subject of repeated attention from a man displaying ‘fixated behaviour’ during her match at the Dubai Open last month

Raducanu opened up on the impact of the man's behavior on her life and her tennis as she prepares for Indian Wells.

U.S. Open champion, experienced distress during a match at the Dubai Championships due to a man exhibiting fixated behavior. With difficulty seeing and breathing, she managed to continue playing after security intervened.

Emma Raducanu has spoken about her ordeal with a stalker for the first time after she received repeated unwanted attention from a “fixated” man at the Dubai Open in January. The 22-year-old Briton was left cowering behind the umpire's chair in tears during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova.