The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has decided to ban a fan from all tournaments it oversees after he stalked British tennis player Emma Raducanu during the tournament in Dubai.

It happened as the former US Open winner was facing Karolina Muchova in her Dubai Tennis Championship second-round match

Emma Raducanu was targeted by "a man who exhibited fixated behavior" during the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, tennis officials said on Wednesday, after the former US Open champion was reduced to tears on court.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova on Tuesday after an emotional first set in which a male spectator -- who according to the WTA "exhibited fixated behavior" in a public space the day prior -- was ejected at the Dubai Championships.

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,