, 22, to begin crying during a match in Dubai on February 18. A video clip of the moment shows Raducanu, clearly distraught, approach the umpire to explain what was happening, and then appear to hide behind the umpire's chair.
Her opponent, Karolina Muchova, is seen approaching the chair to comfort Radacanu.Then, the that Raducanu was reacting to a spectator in the front rows who had exhibited “fixated” behavior when he approached her in public the day before.
This put the whole video into a new light, and made it increasingly difficult to watch.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Most of us don't live under the performance pressure that professional athletes do on a good day and, hopefully, most of us don't know what it's like to have a stalker.
But still, seeing Raducanu so clearly frightened and discomfited hits like a ton of bricks. Because most women do know what it's like to feel threatened by a man or be sexually harassed.
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