Emma Raducanu stated she felt reassured about her security after Wimbledon prevented a person, who had been stalking her, from shopping for tickets for the Grand Slam event that begins Monday.
The 2021 US Open champion had been adopted by the person to WTA occasions in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha earlier this yr, and she or he broke down in tears after noticing him throughout one in every of her matches on the Dubai Championships in February.
The person was given a restraining order by Dubai police and banned from all Tour occasions, however officers at Wimbledon, which is organized by the All England Membership, needed to block him after a sweep of the general public poll candidates.
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“Wimbledon and everybody did a tremendous job,” Raducanu instructed the BBC. “I obtained a notification, the police contacted me and instructed me all the pieces was OK.
“I do know that I am not the primary athlete to undergo this, and I in all probability will not be the final — not simply as an athlete, however females generally.”
The 22-year-old from Nice Britain, who had not but been born when then-No. 1 Monica Seles was stabbed within the again by a fan at an occasion in 1993, stated she felt a lot safer with additional safety at occasions.
“I’ve much more safety round me — particularly those right here within the UK, the place it is busy and there is extra spectators round. I really feel a distinction, and that reassures me and makes me really feel extra comfy,” Raducanu stated.
Raducanu additionally praised British No. 2 Katie Boulter for sharing her expertise of on-line abuse.
“I try to not learn the feedback or take a look at the messages as a result of it makes you upset,” Raducanu stated. “It does not matter what number of optimistic feedback you learn, you’re all the time going to recollect the extra unfavorable ones — so I simply try to keep away.”
