The WTA has banned a person who harassed British participant Emma Raducanu on the Dubai event from attending any of its tournaments and is dedicated to “making certain the welfare” and “offering full assist” to the tennis participant and her workforce. “On Monday, February 17, Emma Raducanu was approached in a public space by a person who exhibited obsessive behaviour,” the gamers’ affiliation stated on Wednesday.
“The identical particular person was recognized within the entrance row throughout Emma’s match on Tuesday and was subsequently eliminated,” the WTA added.In that match, Raducanu was very upset. After dropping the primary two video games, she approached the chair umpire to inform her what was taking place and started to cry. She then stood behind the chair till the spectator was faraway from the courtroom.
Raducanu misplaced that match to Czech Karolina Muchova 7-6 (8) 6-4. The stalker “will probably be banned from all WTA occasions pending a menace evaluation”.
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“The security of the gamers is our prime precedence and we advise tournaments on greatest practices at worldwide sporting occasions,” the WTA added, including that it “is actively working with Emma and her workforce to make sure her well-being and supply her with all the mandatory assist. We stay dedicated to working with tournaments and their safety groups all over the world to keep up a protected surroundings for all gamers,” the affiliation harassed.
