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.

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

Women's tennis star Emma Raducanu has deactivated her Instagram account after Indian Wells and before the Miami Open.