Emma Raducanu will return to action in US after Dubai security incident: reports
Extra security reportedly being arranged for former US Open champion after a man exhibited ‘fixated behaviour’ towards her
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu will compete at Indian Wells next week in her first WTA Tour appearance since Dubai, where a man exhibited “fixated behaviour” towards her and was removed from the stands during her match, British media reported.
The BBC and Sky Sports reported that Raducanu would be given extra security at Indian Wells, which runs from March 5 to 16.
Briton Raducanu looked distressed in her second-round match against Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Championships last week, and stood behind the umpire’s chair while the man was led out by security personnel.
She eventually resumed the match and fought back from 4-0 down to force a tiebreak before losing 7-6, 6-4.
Dubai Police detained the man following Raducanu’s complaint but the player later decided to drop the charges.