Britain's Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open women's singles champion and currently ranked 61st in the world, felt threatened by a stalker during the match and hid behind the judges' bench. On the 19th, Beijing time, in the second round of the women's singles of the Women's Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour 2025 Dubai held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Raducanu suddenly approached the referee in the first set of the match with Karolina Mukhova (No. 17, Czech Republic).

Britain's Raducanu, currently ranked 61st in the world

Raducanu appeared to be complaining to the referee and even hid behind the referee's bench after a while. On the second day of the tournament, the WTA explained: "On the 18th, in a public place near the players' quarters, a man who showed persistent behavior approached Raducanu. The same person sat in the front row of the audience for the second round of Raducanu, and the player who noticed this felt threatened and immediately took measures to leave the spectator. The WTA Tour added: "Until a conclusion is reached on the issues in question, the men involved are barred from entering and leaving the WTA stadiums." ”

Raducanu explained the situation to the referee after falling behind 0-2 in the first set, and the match ended in a 2-0 (7-6<8-6>, 6-4) victory for Mukhova.

Raducanu posted through his social media on the 20th: "Thank you for your message of encouragement. It was a tough experience, but now it's okay and it's okay to keep playing, and from that point of view, it seems to make a lot of sense. She also thanked Mukhova, who comforted herself when she hid behind the referee's bench.

Raducanu also suffered from stalking incidents in the UK in 2022. At that time, Amrit Magat, an English man in his 30s, visited Raducanu's home, put Christmas decorations on Raducanu's tree, and gave gifts, letters and bouquets.