Emma Raducanu has opened up about the horrifying incident that caused her to break down in tears on the court against Karolína Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships last month.

Emma Raducanu couldn't go through to the second round of the tournament after Moyuka Uchijima of Japan defeated her 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday, March 6.

Emma Raducanu, playing for the first time since a man had to be removed from the stands during her match in Dubai, lost to Moyuka Uchijima

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.

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.

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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

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

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.

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

Emma Raducanu returns to action at Indian Wells and takes on Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of the prestigious tournament in California. Raducanu will be playing for the first time since her ordeal in Dubai last month, where the 22-year-old faced an approach from a “fixated man” in the crowd as she took on Karolina Muchova.

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