Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships. The 2021 U.S. Open champion appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second game Tuesday and her second-round match was briefly paused on Court 2.

A tearful Emma Raducanu was seen hiding behind the umpire after being confronted by a 'fixated man' during the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Emma Raducanu was left visibly upset after being approached by a man displaying “fixated behaviour”, who was subsequently ejected from the court by security, ahead of her defeat to Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Duty Tennis Free Tennis Championship.

Emma Raducanu was approached by a man displaying “fixated behaviour”, who was subsequently ejected from the court by security, ahead of her defeat to Karolina Muchova in the Dubai Tennis Championships. Raducanu appeared to be in tears as she went to the umpire’s chair after the second game of her rain-delayed, second-round match on Tuesday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Concern over a man who’d exhibited “fixated behavior” caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round match at the Dubai Championships, the Women's Tennis Association said Wednesday.

A man was ejected from the Dubai Tennis Championships after displaying “fixated behavior” towards British player Emma Raducanu on Tuesday, the WTA said in a statement.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships

Emma Raducanu competed well in her closely-fought loss to Karolina Muchova at the 2025 Dubai Championships after she was brought to tears early in the contest. The 22-year-old Brit fell 6-7(6), 4-6 to world No 17 Muchova in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in a match heavily delayed by rain in Dubai on Tuesday.