Emma Raducanu, playing for the first time since a man had to be removed from the stands during her match in Dubai, lost to Moyuka Uchijima

British tennis star Emma Raducanu has spoken about the emotional toll of noticing what the WTA called a “fixated” man during one of her recent matches in Dubai, explaining how she “couldn’t see the ball through tears.

Emma Raducanu says she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” and struggled to breathe after spotting a man who was “fixated” on her during a match.

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British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she struggled to breathe and 'couldn’t see the ball through tears' when her match last month was paused at the Dubai Tennis Championships while security led a man who was stalking her out of the crowd.

Highly touted Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Britain’s Jacob Fearnley 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in his Indian Wells debut on Thursday.

Raducanu opened up on the impact of the man's behavior on her life and her tennis as she prepares for Indian Wells.

Emma Raducanu was defeated 3-6 2-6 by Moyuka Uchijima in her first-round match; it was the first tournament Raducanu was playing in since she was the target of fixated behaviour; watch all in action f