Raducanu's coach's edifying testimony on the stalker arrested in Dubai: "He followed her to Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai".

le 21/02/2025 à 18h26

Emma Raducanu had a special week in Dubai, being confronted by an individual who had been stalking her since the start of the tournament.

However, the facts would be even more serious than one could imagine, since the man in question had been following the Briton for almost a month and the Singapore tournament, as her coach Roman Kelecic explained for the Croatian media Net :

"This man followed her to Singapore, Abu Dhabi, where I was with her, then to Doha and Dubai, where we noticed her.

At first we thought he was a fan, because Emma is a real tennis star with a huge fan base.

To the point where he got physically close to her, he started taking selfies and then hugging her."

Raducanu was reportedly approached by the individual on Monday in a Dubai restaurant, while she was alone, without her team around her :

"It was the only time in the month that the bodyguard and I weren't with her. This man was assessing the situation and looking for the best moment to get close to her.

He had a strategy and it was terrifying. He had thought it all out, planned it all. We reported this incident on the evening and morning of her match."

With a front-row seat when the incident happened on the Dubai court, Kelecic recounts:

"Three or four hours before she played, we got a photo of this stalker. Not just us, but also tournament security, who know who this man is.

In the first game, two points are played and Emma shows us something. We didn't know what it was. She loses the first game, runs to us and shouts 'He's here, he's here'.

For me, at that moment, Emma's safety was more important than the result. After the match, she broke down in tears."

But, maybe he was waiting to get the opportunity & it's better to be safe than sorry, as no one wants a repeat of what happened to Monica Seles in 1993, when she was stabbed in the back as she sat down at a changeover.

He’s just a fanatic fan. He didn’t physically hurt her. I don’t see any problem

They know who this Psycho is, they know his face. Women should never feel this way in their place of work and of course there is a HUGE PROBLEM.

This individual has enough money to follow Emma to continent to continent. Not a tennis fan, just a criminal.

"To the point where he got physically close to her, he started taking selfies and then hugging her."

Unless she was consensual to the hugs it was a gross violation of her personal space. And any nutcase guy that would do that to any woman needs to be kept at bay.

Why dont they publish this idiots picture more? He should be publicly shamed and embarrassed , this would also make other people aware of who he is.