Following a terrifying stalking in Dubai, British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has deleted her Instagram account. This follows her first-round loss at Indian Wells, where she made her first competitive appearance since the incident.

Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion who has slipped to 55 in the world rankings due to form and fitness issues, will play Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the first round of Indian Wells with a win ensuring a match against third seed Coco Gauff.

Emma Raducanu can no longer be found on Instagram after deactivating her account and it comes a few weeks after the stalking incident in Dubai left the 2021 US Open champion feeling terrified.

Emma Raducanu has spoken about her ordeal with a stalker for the first time after she received repeated unwanted attention from a “fixated” man at the Dubai Open in January. The 22-year-old Briton was left cowering behind the umpire's chair in tears during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova.

The former US Open champion received repeated attention from a man displaying ‘fixated behaviour’ at the Dubai Open.

Emma Raducanu has deleted her Instagram account weeks after being the victim of a terrifying stalker ordeal in Dubai. 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.

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