At the Dubai Open last month, Emma Raducanu said she “couldn’t see the ball through tears” after spotting a stalker in the audience.

The 22-year-old said that after becoming the target of unwanted attention from a man who was acting “fixatedly” among the throng, she could “barely breathe.”

After the second game of her second-round match, the British celebrity approached the umpire’s chair in tears.