Sports fans were left shocked when British tennis pro Emma Raducanu paused her match against Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships in25. Initially, the reason for the interruption was unclear,

Emma Raducanu was approached in a public space "by a man who exhibited fixated behavior" and the same man was spotted in the first few rows during her match, the WTA said.

The Women's Tennis Association says concern over a man who’d exhibited fixated behavior caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round match at the Dubai Championships.