Roughly one in 5 ladies expertise stalking of their lifetime, based on the UK’s Workplace of Nationwide Statistics.
Being a widely known public character will increase publicity and numerous feminine tennis gamers have been subjected to predatory behaviour in recent times.
Raducanu, 22, has beforehand been the sufferer of a stalker, with one other man given a five-year restraining order in 2022 after he walked 23 miles to her house.
Fellow British participant Katie Boulter described to the Guardian final 12 months, exterior how she had been adopted by individuals in a automotive and on foot, whereas American gamers Danielle Collins, exterior and Sloane Stephens have additionally highlighted the harassment which they’ve confronted.
A person was charged final month with stalking American basketball participant Caitlin Clark, whereas sprinter Gabby Thomas and rugby participant Ilona Maher have just lately spoken out about their fears.
Bartoli recalled an analogous harrowing expertise throughout a match on the All England Membership in 2007.
Bartoli described how a person adopted her all through the British grass-court season, turning up on the Birmingham and Eastbourne occasions earlier than pretending to be a member of the Wimbledon groundstaff to get nearer to her.
“He discovered a approach to buy the identical equipment and get himself into my courts,” she added.
“I recognised him throughout my first-round match towards Flavia Pennetta and I pointed it out right away.
“I stated he was not a groundsperson, he was not working there, he was somebody who has been stalking me for 3 weeks.”
Stephanie Hilborne, the chief government of the Girls in Sport charity, instructed BBC Sport that “each single lady has a degree of worry”.
“That is not restricted to the extra seen ladies – however the extra seen you’re, the larger that danger is and feels,” she stated.
“In sport, we’ve got the scenario the place your physique may be very a lot on present so it makes for further danger.”
