But Do You Actually Like Sport?

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On Emma Raducanu's scare in Dubai

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Molly McElwee
Feb 19, 2025
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I don’t know if I’ve seen a more upsetting scene on the field of play than Emma Raducanu stifling back tears and cowering behind the umpire’s chair. Not for a long time at least.

Raducanu was just minutes into her second round match in Dubai, when she spotted a man in the first few rows of the crowd who had accosted her the previous day. His presence wa…

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