Emma Raducanu, former World No. 10, seems to have recovered her best tennis. After reaching the quarterfinals in the 2025 Miami Open, her best result since her title run in the 2021 US Open, the British star appears to be set to maintain her new coaching team for Wimbledon.
According to reports from tennis365.com, former tennis player and commentator Mark Petchey has received permission from Tennis Channel to work with Raducunu during the summer, meaning he can be full time with her at the Wimbledon Championships.
After struggling with injuries in 2023, Raducanu has slowly returned to the Top 100 and is getting better results. However, her Miami Open run was the first time she reached the quarter-finals in a WTA 1000, and it was the first tournament she won four matches in a row since the US Open in 2021.
After defeating Amanda Anisimova in the Round of 16, Raducanu credited her coaching team for helping feel relaxed ahead of the matches. Especially as she was coming from dealing with a stalker in Dubai, and then lost in the first round of Indian Wells.
“Since Indian Wells, I wasn’t necessarily feeling great about my tennis, about everything. But this week, I have some very good people around me that I trust, and so I have had fun off the court as well,” she told Sky Sport. “When I’m being really authentic, that’s when I’m playing my best.”
Raducanu appears to have found the right team
This year, Raducanu has already tried several coaches. She started the year with Nick Cavaday, who had to step aside due to health issues. Vlado Platenik worked with Raducanu for Indian Wells, but only worked together for two weeks. According to The Athletic, it was because she was feeling “stressed,” and didn’t have “chemistry” with him.
In Miami, Raducanu worked with Petchey, who has known her for many years, and Jane O’Donoghue, a long-term friend and former LTA coach, were in her box with her. However, they weren’t officially part of the coaching team.
However, they helped her find a lighter routine ahead of matches, incorporating games and other activities. According to The Athletic, neither Petchey and O’Donoghue will join her team full time, while Raducanu will also work with Colin Beecher, a British Tennis Center coach, while Cavaday remains in touch.