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Emma Raducanu: Seeing Stalker Really Rattled Me

UK tennis player describes what it was like seeing him in the stands at match last month in Dubai

(Newser) - Emma Raducanu is revealing more about a stalking incident by a "fixated" fan last month while she was playing in the UAE's Dubai Tennis Championships. The 22-year-old British tennis star says that when she saw the unidentified man in the stands at her match on Feb. 18, a...

'Fixated' Fan Leaves Tennis Star Sobbing Mid-Match
Cops Explain How 'Fixated'
Fan Harassed Player
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Feb 20, 2025 1:55 PM CST

Cops Explain How 'Fixated' Fan Harassed Player

Dubai police say man agreed to stay away from Emma Raducanu after she dropped charges

(Newser) - Police in Dubai released more details Thursday about a spectator who scared tennis player Emma Raducanu. The unidentified man "approached her, left her a note, took her photograph, and engaged in behaviour that caused her distress," says a police statement , per the New York Times . When Raducanu saw...

35-Year-Old Convicted of Stalking Tennis Star

Emma Raducanu tells court it feels 'like my freedom has been taken away from me'

(Newser) - After tennis star Emma Raducanu told a UK court she no longer feels safe in her home—"which is where I should feel safest"—a 35-year-old man was convicted Friday of stalking her. Amrit Magar, a former Amazon driver, will be sentenced later, the BBC reports. Magar repeatedly...

Raducanu Takes Teenage Matchup
Raducanu Takes
Youthful Final
Sep 11, 2021 6:00 PM CDT

Raducanu Takes Youthful Final

18-year-old champ completes US Open run without losing a set

(Newser) - Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez delivered a gritty, intense women's final Saturday at the US Open, with Raducanu prevailing, 6-4, 6-3. The British 18-year-old is the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era, the Washington Post reports. She was so dominant during her tournament...

Stunning Runs Set Up All-Teen US Open Final

Leylah Fernandez, Emma Raducanu are making tennis history

(Newser) - Stunning runs from two teenagers born two months apart in 2002 have set up a historic US Open final. Canada's Leylah Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday, beat world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday night, USA Today reports. Her route to the final also involved knocking out world...

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