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Emma Raducanu has decided to play astatine the upcoming WTA tourney successful Indian Wells pursuing her caller stalking ordeal.
Britain's Raducanu, 22, was deliberating whether to question to the United States for the hard-court lawsuit which starts adjacent week.
The erstwhile US Open champion was shaken aft a antheral "exhibited fixated behaviour" towards her astatine past week's Dubai Tennis Championships.
The antheral was aboriginal detained and aboriginal given a restraining order, Dubai Police said.
Raducanu was visibly upset aft seeing the antheral successful the stands during her second-round lucifer past week.
The BNP Paribas Open successful Indian Wells begins connected 5 March.
The Californian lawsuit is 1 of the biggest tournaments of the play extracurricular of the 4 Grand Slams, with the world's champion men and women competing successful a combined ATP/WTA lawsuit implicit a fortnight.
Raducanu had nonstop introduction into the 128-player women's singles tract having climbed up to 55th successful the satellite rankings.
Last year, the British fig 2 was fixed a wildcard arsenic she fought backmost from wrist and ankle surgeries which ruled her retired of astir of the 2023 season.
Raducanu is apt to beryllium flanked by accrued information astatine the event.
The WTA, whose full-time information limb is led by erstwhile US Secret Service cause Bob Campbell, says it tin supply enhanced information if a subordinate has been the people of a credible threat.
Players are usually escorted to and from the lucifer tribunal by astatine slightest 1 information officer.
But the Dubai incidental raised questions astir the information measures successful spot to support players.
Raducanu had spotted the antheral successful the archetypal fewer rows of the basal during her lucifer against Karolina Muchova.
A time before, Raducanu was approached by the aforesaid antheral successful a nationalist country adjacent to the tournament.
Police said helium gave the 2021 US Open champion a letter, which sources told BBC Sport included his sanction and telephone number, and took a photograph.
After raising her concerns with the WTA, the tournament's information squad were informed and told to beryllium connected alert.
However, the antheral was inactive capable to participate the tiny stadium wherever Raducanu played aboriginal that evening.
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