LONDON — The person accused of stalking tennis participant Emma Raducanu tried to acquire tickets to Wimbledon however was blocked by the All England Membership’s safety system, British media reported Tuesday.
The BBC and others reported that the person tried to use for tickets via the general public poll for the Grand Slam match that begins June 30. His identify had been red-flagged.
On the Dubai Championships in February, the person exhibited “fixated behaviour” towards the 22-year-old Raducanu, who grew to become distressed throughout a match when she observed him within the crowd.
A day earlier, he had left her a letter and brought her {photograph}, which unnerved the 2021 U.S. Open champion.
After seeing the person within the stands, Raducanu took shelter behind the umpire’s chair throughout her second-round match in opposition to Karolina Muchova. Raducanu later mentioned she “couldn’t see the ball via tears” and struggled to breathe earlier than approaching the umpire.
The person was ejected from the match. He was later detained by Dubai police and signed a doc pledging to “preserve distance” from Raducanu, who’s ranked No. 36.
