The 22-year-old also revealed she could “barely breathe” during the ordeal, which left her hiding behind the umpire’s chair during an eventual defeat to Karolina Muchova.
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Read More“I was obviously very distraught,” Raducanu said on Tuesday. “I saw him in the first game of the match and I was, like I don’t know how I’m going to finish. I literally couldn’t see the ball through the tears. I could barely breathe.
The former US Open winner encountered the stalker twice in Dubai – on the first occasion he handed her a letter and watched her in a coffee shop.
“The second incident was really worrying.”
Raducanu has since been provided increased security by the WTA, led by a former high-ranking secret service agent.
“It was a very emotional time,” Raducanu said. “After the match I did break down in tears, but not necessarily because I lost.
Raducanu will face Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, who is ranked three places above her at 52 in the world, in the first round in California. The winner is guaranteed to face third seed Coco Gauff, with the top 32 players all receiving byes through to the second round.
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