Emma Raducanu Clashes With Umpire Over Child's Removal in Cincinnati, Video Goes Viral
Emma Raducanu's match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Cincinnati Open was interrupted by a crying child.
Star British tennis player Emma Raducanu was on Monday seen complaining about a crying child in the audience during her Cincinnati Open match against Aryna Sabalenka, as the umpire too lost her cool and asked if she wanted to remove the child from the stadium.
For Raducanu and Sabalenka, this clash marked a re-match of their encounter at Wimbledon.
Raducanu and Sabalenka's match in Cincinnati was a closely fought battle as well. A crying child in the audience disrupted the encounter and when the former turned to the umpire, she said, 'It's a child, do you want me to send the child out of the stadium?"
In response, several members of the audience spoke out in Raducanu's support. Watch the video here:
'It's a child do you want me to send the child out of the stadium?" 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7f1SgakQez — Owen (@kostekcanu) August 11, 2025
In the WTA event, Sabalenka fought through a three-hour battle to hold off Raducanu 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) for a fourth-round spot in a repeat of a win from the Wimbledon third round last month.
Defending champion Sabalenka endured a struggle but finished with two aces in the closing stages.
'I'm happy to get through this difficult match. I just hope tomorrow is a day off. I need time to recover from such a great battle," Sabalenka said.
British number one Raducanu survived a 25-minute eighth game of the final set, which went to 13 deuces, with her saving four break points before holding for 4-all and into a tiebreaker.
Sabalenka squeezed out the win with a sixth ace for 5-4 in the breaker and delivered her seventh on her second match point to win in three hours and nine minutes.
'It was all about momentum. I took some risks at the end, went for crazy shots, went to the net," Sabalenka said.
The Belarusian star is bidding for her 10th trophy at the 1000 level and second this season after winning at Madrid.
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