The Women's Tennis Association says 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.

Emma Raducanu was approached in a public space "by a man who exhibited fixated behavior" and the same man was spotted in the first few rows during her match, the WTA said.

British tennis star Emma Raducanu was visibly upset as tournament officials in Dubai ejected a spectator showing "fixated behavior" toward her during Tuesday's second-round match against Karolina Muchova.

On Thursday, a man was given a restraining order after approaching Emma Raducanu with ‘fixated behaviour’ before her match in the Dubai Tennis Championships two days earlier.

Dubai Police detained a tourist who had engaged in behaviour that caused Emma Raducanu distress during her match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the Government of Dubai said on Thursday.

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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.

Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu burst into tears during the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships after spotting a man who was later detained for exhibiting 'fixated behaviour' earlier this week.

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