Czech tennis ace Karolína Muchová broke down in tears at the US Open last week when she spotted an ex-boyfriend she said “shows up at places where he shouldn’t be” in the stands during her match.

The world’s No. 13 player was serving down 1-4 against Sorana Cîrstea on Thursday when she suddenly froze, gestured toward the crowd and grabbed a towel to wipe her face. She apologized to the chair umpire for the delay before resuming play through tears.

“Well … it wasn’t tennis-related,” Muchová later explained in Czech at her post-match press conference. 5

“Opposite my bench, my ex-boyfriend sat down. He sometimes shows up at places where he shouldn’t be. That startled me a bit. I told him to leave, he didn’t, but later he did go. It was hard to focus in that moment,” she said, accord

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