the incident involving tennis star emma raducanu. >> the u.s.e in the stands. now she is getting set to return to the court. she's opening up about that day for the first time, and nbc's kaylee hartung has that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. emma raducanu spotted that man who followed her to four tournaments in asia according to bbc sport. showed up near her hotel in dubai and gave her a letter. she saw him at the match triggering an expulsion and ban from all future events. >> i wasn't sure i was going to compete so soon after what happened in dubai but i'm glad i made the decision to come here and i'm loving, yeah, being here. >> reporter: bouncing back from adversity, returning to the court for the first time since her frightening experience two weeks ago in dubai. and speaking out for the first time since the incident. the 22-year-old british player telling reporters, i saw him in the first game of the match, and i was, like, i don't know how i'm going to finish. i literally couldn't see the ball through tears. i could

think tank is concerned that young men and boys are suffering from a lack of father figures, and emma raducanu said she couldn't see the ball through tears after she spotted a stalker in the crowd at the dubai open last month. speaking to reporters for the first time since the incident, the 22 year old said she could barely breathe after receiving repeated unwanted attention from a man displaying fixated behaviour among the crowds. the british star was left in tears as she went up to the umpire's chair after the second game of her second round. the man was removed from the stands and subsequently given a restraining order by dubai police. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to tom and emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 1:09 now. donald trump has called on russia and ukraine to stop this madness, as he vows to end the war between the two countries. well, 154

and emma raducanu was talked about her harrowing ordeal at the dubai open. >> big differences once again up and down the uk through today. wet and windy in the far north. dry and sunny in the far south. full details coming up in the forecast very soon. >> it's a wednesday morning half way through the week. a very good morning to you. wherever you're watching, wherever you're listening. i'm eamonn holmes. >> i'm emily costello and this is gb news breakfast. >> yeah. debris bins birds. you know it's not. are you plagued with seagulls? >> no, but i have been hit by one. i'll tell you what. i bet they're pretty. they come down pretty fast, and it's quite big as well. it's big. >> their wings like concrete. or is that geese? >> that's. that's your albatross, isn't it? or is that your goose as well? >> i think it might be a goose. they have wings like concrete, but i guess seagulls would as well. they're very big. >> yes, they are very big. >> yes, they are very big. >> yeah. i think we're far too tolerant of seagulls. >> do you think so? >> do you think so? >> and they're flying rats. really?