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Emma Raducanu on feeling ‘wary’, coaching change and Queen’s 2025
Emma Raducanu was targeted by a stalker during a match in Dubai. The 22-year-old was left in tears and hiding behind the umpire’s chair. She said it had been “difficult” to move on and that matters had not been helped by instability in the team around her at a time when she was without a full-time coach. The British number two begins her Queen’s campaign on Monday against Spain’s Cristina Bucsa.
In the four years since Emma Raducanu wrote the ultimate feel-good tale of a sporting underdog by winning the US Open as a qualifier, the sequels of social media abuse and stalking have left her dwelling on those three words.
As a result, she is now “wary” when she goes out.
The 22-year-old was left in tears and hiding behind the umpire’s chair four months ago after being targeted by a stalker during a match in Dubai.
She said it had been “difficult” to move on and that matters had not been helped by instability in the team around her at a time when she was without a full-time coach.
But, as she prepared to compete in the new women’s event at Queen’s this week, she looked relaxed on a practice court in front of the dozens of fans who had packed in to catch a glimpse.
Raducanu said she has been feeling safer at tournaments and her spirits were also lifted by the return to her team of former coach Nick Cavaday for the grass-court season.
“I’ve definitely noticed a difference in how people are watching my back when I’m on the site [at tournaments],” she told BBC Sport.
“I’m obviously wary when I go out. I try not to be careless about it because you only realise how much of a problem it is when you’re in that situation and I don’t necessarily want to be in that situation again.
“But off the court right now, I feel good. I feel pretty settled. I feel like I have good people around me and anything that was kind of negative I’m just like trying to brush it off as much as I can.”
But it does not necessarily come naturally.
“When you see those negative headlines, especially, it is really hard,” she added. “I’m someone who cares what people think and what people say. So it is not easy for me to deal with.”
The British number two begins her Queen’s campaign on Monday against Spain’s Cristina Bucsa but has played down her expectations and is managing an ongoing issue of back spasms.
Emma Raducanu on feeling ‘wary’, coaching change and Queen’s 2025
Emma Raducanu was targeted by a stalker during a match in Dubai. The 22-year-old was left in tears and hiding behind the umpire’s chair. She said it had been “difficult” to move on and that matters had not been helped by instability in the team around her at a time when she was without a full-time coach. The British number two begins her Queen’s campaign on Monday against Spain’s Cristina Bucsa.
In the four years since Emma Raducanu wrote the ultimate feel-good tale of a sporting underdog by winning the US Open as a qualifier, the sequels of social media abuse and stalking have left her dwelling on those three words.
As a result, she is now “wary” when she goes out.
The 22-year-old was left in tears and hiding behind the umpire’s chair four months ago after being targeted by a stalker during a match in Dubai.
She said it had been “difficult” to move on and that matters had not been helped by instability in the team around her at a time when she was without a full-time coach.
But, as she prepared to compete in the new women’s event at Queen’s this week, she looked relaxed on a practice court in front of the dozens of fans who had packed in to catch a glimpse.
Raducanu said she has been feeling safer at tournaments and her spirits were also lifted by the return to her team of former coach Nick Cavaday for the grass-court season.
“I’ve definitely noticed a difference in how people are watching my back when I’m on the site [at tournaments],” she told BBC Sport.
“I’m obviously wary when I go out. I try not to be careless about it because you only realise how much of a problem it is when you’re in that situation and I don’t necessarily want to be in that situation again.
“But off the court right now, I feel good. I feel pretty settled. I feel like I have good people around me and anything that was kind of negative I’m just like trying to brush it off as much as I can.”
But it does not necessarily come naturally.
“When you see those negative headlines, especially, it is really hard,” she added. “I’m someone who cares what people think and what people say. So it is not easy for me to deal with.”
The British number two begins her Queen’s campaign on Monday against Spain’s Cristina Bucsa but has played down her expectations and is managing an ongoing issue of back spasms.