Emma Raducanu has deleted her Instagram account weeks after being the victim of a terrifying stalker ordeal in Dubai and following her Indian Wells exit. The 22-year-old tennis star was reduced to tears on the court just two points into her Dubai Open second-round match against Karolina Muchova after spotting the stalker in the crowd.

Emma Raducanu returned to the tennis court on Thursday for the first time since a stalker disrupted her second-round match in Dubai last month.

Emma Raducanu admits a ‘lack of preparation’ was the reason for her Indian Wells exit in her first match since being targeted by a stalker. Raducanu has refused to blame last month’s ordeal on her first-round defeat to Moyuka Uchijima, insisting it wasn’t on her mind on Thursday.

Emma Raducanu ’s position as the British No. 2 is under threat. The 22-year-old is set to take a hit in the rankings after losing her opening match in Indian Wells. And one of her old rivals, Sonay Kartal, is now hot on Raducanu’s heels after going on an incredible run in the Californian desert.

Former US Open champion made positive start to first-round match against Moyuka Uchijima but then struggled in blustery conditions