A stalker from Harrow who walked 23 miles to the home of British tennis star Emma Raducanu, taking her father’s shoe as a souvenir, has been handed a five-year restraining order.

Amrit Magar, 35, from Harrow, left the 19-year-old US Open Champion feeling her “freedom has been taken away and constantly looking over her shoulder”, Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard.

The former delivery driver turned up three times at the world number 12’s south-east London home, once decorating a tree in the front garden with Christmas lights and leaving other decorations in a gift bag on her porch.

Amrit Magar at Bromley Magistrates Court. Credit: PA

Amrit Magar at Bromley Magistrates' Court. Credit: PA

He also left a bouquet of flowers with a note reading “Nothing to say but you deserve love”, and posted a card including a hand-drawn map to show the “23 miles” he had walked from his home to the British number one’s address.

Magar was arrested after Raducanu’s father was alerted to his presence by a doorbell camera and noticed a trainer he had left in the porch was missing – so he then followed him in his car.

Magar told officers he had been “drawn” to Raducanu “because of her high-profile status after her victory in the US Open” and had taken the shoe, believing it belonged to her, as a “souvenir”.

A map illustrating the miles walked. Credit: PA

A map illustrating the miles walked. Credit: PA

Following a trial he was found guilty last month of stalking between November 1 and December 4, and on Wednesday (February 23) was handed a five-year restraining order by District Judge Sushil Kumar.

The order bans him from contacting Raducanu or her parents, going within a mile of their street, and attending any sports ground, stadium or training facility where she is in competition or attending to train.

He was also sentenced him to an 18-month community order, including 200 hours of unpaid work and an eight-week curfew between 9pm and 6am monitored by an electronic tag.

Emma Raducanu. Credit: PA

Emma Raducanu. Credit: PA

The court heard that Raducanu no longer feels “safe in her own home” and the stalking has “put a lot of stress on the family”.

Raducanu’s father told the court he is “very worried about his daughter’s safety and security and concerned the man may want revenge” because he called the police.