Emma Raducanu says she will be “okay” after a man has been ejected from her tennis championship game in Dubai

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Emma Raducanu said that she would be “ok” after a “fixed” viewer had been expelled at the Dubai Tennis Championships at the beginning of this week.

According to the WTA, the government center of women tennis, a man approached in a public area of ​​Raducanu on Monday and showed “fixed behavior”.

The same man was then identified again on Tuesday during the British player’s game against Karolína Muchová before removing and excluded by all WTA events until a threat assessment was assessed, said the WTA.

Raducanu seemed to be shaken at the beginning of the game against Mustová. She spoke to the referee while leaving 2-0 in the first set, and was then comforted by her Czech opponent after hiding behind the referee chair.

“Thank you for the support of the support,” wrote Raducanu in an Instagram story on Wednesday. “Difficult experience yesterday, but I will be okay and proud of how I came back and took part in competitions, even though it happened at the beginning of the game.

“Many thanks to Karolína for being a great sport and good luck for her for the rest of the tournament.”

Muchová won the 7-6 (6) competition with 6: 4 and faces herself in the quarter-finals in Dubai in the quarter-finals in Dubai in front of the Romania Sorana Cîrstea.

After the incident, the WTA said that the safety of the players was the “top priority” and added: “Tournaments are advised on best practice for international sporting events with the security -best practices.

“The WTA actively works with Emma and its team to ensure their well -being and offer the necessary support. We are still obliged to work with tournaments and your security teams worldwide to maintain a safe environment for all players. ”

CNN contacted the Dubai police for further comments.

Raducanu scored famous when she won the 2021 US Open at the age of 18 after going through qualifying. Since then she has struggled with shape and injury and is currently classified in 61th place in the world.

After Raducanu had reached the third round of the Australian Open last month, she has suffered early outputs at four consecutive tournaments since then, although Maria Sakkari in Dubai defeated Maria Sakkari before the loss against Wachová Greece.