Dubai Police detained a vacationer who had engaged in behaviour that induced Emma Raducanu misery throughout her match on the Dubai Tennis Championships, the federal government of Dubai stated 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 Girls’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) later stated 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 induced her misery through the Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships,” the federal government of Dubai stated.
“Whereas Raducanu later selected to drop the costs, the person signed a proper enterprise to take care of distance from her and has been banned from future tournaments.”
The federal government didn’t say if the person had been launched.
Raducanu, who received the US Open in 2021, misplaced the match 7-6 (6), 6-4 however later stated she was happy with how she responded after the “tough expertise.”