The scene was distressing, then distressingly familiar. Tuesday evening saw 's Dubai Open second-round match-up with Karolina Muchova brought to a halt after the former British No1 appeared to visibly panic, begin to cry, and then seem to hide behind the umpire's chair. For those watching the scenes from home, the incident was a curious one. But on Wednesday morning, the WTA confirmed the grim news that those in the stands had suspected: Raducanu had beenfor the second time at the tournament. Since her meteoric rise on the heels of her historic 2021 US Open win, Raducanu has been forced to become grimly accustomed to unwanted 'admirers', when in 2022 a 35-year-old man was convicted of stalking the player and sending love notes to her family home and handed a five-year restraining order.
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