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Karolina Muchova has called the incident, in which a man displayed ‘fixated behaviour’ towards Emma Raducanu during the Czech’s match against the Brit, a ‘strange experience.’ Muchova defeated McCartney Kessler 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(5) in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai, but it was the incident during her opening match against…

Mirra Andreeva achieved a range of impressive feats with her stunning straight-set upset of Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championships. The 17-year-old star prevailed 6-3, 6-3 over the five-time Grand Slam champion and world No 2 to advance to her maiden WTA 1000 semi-final. In the first set, Andreeva broke Swiatek twice and…

Former British No 1 Laura Robson does not believe Novak Djokovic will be “overly bothered” about his opening round exit at the Qatar Open. Robson, who now works as a tennis analyst and tournament director, believes Djokovic’s swift recovery from injury to play in Doha is “a huge positive sign.” Djokovic fell to a convincing 7-6(4),…

Former doubles world No 1 Rennae Stubbs has revealed Elena Rybakina’s banned coach Stefano Vukov wanted to sue her for voicing concerns about his “very negative” coaching. Rybakina and Vukov worked together for over five years until they parted ways in August 2024. However, despite hiring Goran Ivanisevic as her coach at the end of last…

Novak Djokovic has admitted it is becoming “more challenging” for him to take care of his body at this stage of his career after he lost on his return from injury at the Qatar Open. The tennis icon was upset 7-6(4), 6-2 by world No 35 Matteo Berrettini in the opening round of the ATP…

Iga Swiatek has weighed in on the concerning safety incident involving Emma Raducanu at the Dubai Championships and divulged that she avoided a “scary” fan experience of her own in the past. The incident took place early in Raducanu‘s 6-7(6), 4-6 loss to Karolina Muchova in the second round of the WTA 1000 event on Tuesday.…

Emma Raducanu has given her first statement since an incident during her match in Dubai – where a man exhibited ‘fixated behaviour’ – left her in tears, calling the incident a ‘distressing experience’.’ During her first-round match at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai, at 2-0 down in the first set to Karolina Muchova, Raducanu…

More shocking details have emerged about Stefano Vukov’s behaviour towards Elena Rybakina, which prompted the WTA to ban the Croatian coach. Concerning incidents of Vukov’s conduct towards Rybakina first made headlines at the 2024 Australian Open as he was seen shouting at her several times during matches. The 2022 Wimbledon winner publicly defended her mentor,…

The WTA has confirmed there was a safety incident involving Emma Raducanu at the Dubai Tennis Championship following a shocking incident early in her match against Karolina Muchova. The 2021 US Open winner took on the 14th-seeded Czech in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament on Tuesday, but the encounter was marred by…

Emma Raducanu’s second-round match against Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships was briefly held up and the British player was clearly upset and crying following an incident. But what happened? The WTA has now confirmed that there was a security incident involving “a man who exhibited fixated behaviour” and officials have launched a full…