DANGEROUS MIND

ANALYSING THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND CELEBRITY STALKING.

- Kylie Waters

Appearing distressed as she approached the umpire midway through her second-round match at the Dubai Tennis Championships on February 17, Emma Raducanu wiped away some tears, before a man was escorted out of the stadium from his seat by a security guard. It was later revealed that he'd followed her across the globe, showing up at tournaments in Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Doha, as well as Dubai, approaching her at moments the 22-year-old athlete was alone, including giving her a letter at her hotel just a day earlier.

"I was very distraught," Raducanu later explained. "I saw him first game of the match, and I was like, 'I don't know how I'm gonna finish.' I literally couldn't see the ball through tears. I could barely breathe."