Emma Raducanu stalker’s scary Wimbledon act before security stepped in
The US Open champion’s stalker who followed her to four countries has been caught trying his luck ahead of Wimbledon.
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British tennis star Emma Raducanu’s stalker horror has continued after the same man was caught trying to apply for Wimbledon tickets.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club’s security system had red flagged the man’s name after the tennis star reported him to her team.
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It comes after the horror incident that saw Raducanu, who “couldn’t see the ball through tears”, hide in fear from her stalker at the Dubai Tennis Championship in February.
An All England Club source told The Sun that the man who followed Raducanu to four countries had applied for the ballot last year before the Dubai stalking incident.
Watch footage of the Dubai incident below
After the incident the club removed his name from the ballot for the tournament starting June 30.
He reportedly didn’t try to apply for a ticket once he was given a restraining order.
Raducanu suffered an apparent panic attack in Dubai earlier in the year after spotting a man in the crowd during her second-round match with Karolina Muchova.
The same man had previously followed her to separate tournaments across the globe in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
British star Raducanu hid herself behind the umpire’s chair after spotting the individual in the crowd displaying “fixated behaviour”.
Raducanu’s reaction sparked concern among spectators, before the man was removed from the crowd and taken from the stands to be detained by local police.
It was revealed he had also given Raducanu a letter and asked for a photo in a coffee shop at the player hotel the day before, which reportedly left her unnerved.
The US Open champion reported the man to her team but the information was not passed on to the Women’s Tennis Association until the following day.
The Dubai Tournament was also not notified of the individual’s presence or Raducanu’s concerns until the following day.
He was handed a restraining order from the Dubai police and his name was circulated among tennis authorities.
“I saw him in the first game of the match and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to finish’,” Raducanu told reporters at the time.
“I literally couldn’t see the ball through tears. I could barely breathe.
“I was like, ‘I need to just take a breather’.”
Wimbledon security is routinely reviewed with roughly 1,000 people working in security at the Championships.
As well as the screening around the ballot, which caught Raducanu’s stalker out, there are checks and balances employed to screen those in the queue.
Anyone who gains entry to the championship has to be registered with Wimbledon and hand over personal information.
Raducanu’s stalker was never named publicly by the authorities following the incident in Dubai.
The tennis star’s horror experience has shone a spotlight on the issues faced by female tennis players.
The grand slam winner has had a hellish stalking experience before, revealing in 2022 that she was “constantly looking over her shoulder” after stalker Amrit Magar, 35, walked 37 kilometres to her home in South East London.
Magar had a five-year restraining order put in place after stealing her dad’s shoe and leaving gifts and notes for the young tennis star.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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