Emma Raducanu urged a Cincinnati Open umpire to remove a crying child during her thrilling match against Aryna Sabalenka on Monday, briefly pausing the action over the matter. As the British tennis ...

I've experienced a crying child on an airplane (sucks, but I get it), and a crying child at a movie theater (it'd better be a kid's movie, is all I'm saying). But a crying child at a pro tennis match?

Emma Raducanu briefly paused her game to complain that a child was crying during a tense point. The British star was locked in a tough battle with world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round ...

Emma Raducanu’s Cincinnati Open thriller against world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka boiled over on Monday night when the Briton stopped mid-serve to confront the umpire over a crying child in the stands.

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round on Day 5 of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 11, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. British tennis ...

Emma Raducanu had to take a moment when a child was crying during her match against Aryna Sabalenka at the Cincinnati Open | Screengrab via Tennis Channel Distractions in tennis are nothing new: the ...