Raducanu stalker stopped from buying tickets

Emma Raducanu

The man accused of stalking tennis player Emma Raducanu tried to obtain tickets to Wimbledon, but was blocked by the All England Club's security system, British media reported Tuesday.

The BBC and others reported that the man tried to apply for tickets through the public ballot for the Grand Slam tournament that starts June 30. His name had been red-flagged.

At the Dubai Championships in February, the man exhibited ‘fixated behaviour' toward the 22-year-old Raducanu, who became distressed during a match when she noticed him in the crowd.

The previous day, the man had given her a letter and asked her for a photograph in a coffee shop.

After seeing the man in the stands, Raducanu took shelter behind the umpire's chair during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova.

The 36-ranked Raducanu later said she ‘couldn't see the ball through tears' and struggled to breathe before approaching the umpire. The man was ejected from the tournament. He was later detained by Dubai police and signed a document pledging to ‘maintain distance' from Raducanu.

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