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 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 admits she didn't think at all about the Dubai stalking incident in Indian Wells and said her early loss happened because she wasn't prepared well but also the very tricky conditions. On Thursday, the 55th-ranked Briton saw her campaign in the desert come to an end in the first round after Moyuka Uchijima handed her a 6-3 6-2 defeat.

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