Sports fans were left shocked when British tennis pro Emma Raducanu paused her match against Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships in25. Initially, the reason for the interruption was unclear,

A male spectator who exhibited “fixated behavior” toward Emma Raducanu during her match against Karolina Muchová in Dubai has been given a restraining order, Dubai authorities confirmed Thursday.

Emma Raducanu's fright when she realizes that a man who had approached her the day before in a public place in Dubai was attending her match against Muchova. The man was fortunately arrested and banned from all WTA events. pic.twitter.com/63jdBNQb8V

Emma Raducanu said she will “be okay” after a “fixated” spectator was ejected from her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this week.

Authorities in Dubai say they detained a tourist who caused tennis player Emma Raducanu distress during her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Emma Raducanu broke her silence on social media Wednesday after her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships was interrupted by a man that had previously approached the tennis player.

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.

Raducanu appeared to be in tears as she approached the chair umpire during the first set. Play was delayed until security personnel were able to locate the man and escort him away

A man was ejected from the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday after he exhibited "fixated behavior" toward British tennis star Emma Raducanu, the Women's Tennis Association said.