Raducanu in talks with coach
Emma Raducanu said she will hold showdown talks with coach Mark Petchey about their future working arrangement.
But she claims she will head next month to New York – the scene of her greatest triumph – brimming with confidence she CAN match the world’s best.
Raducanu, 22, ate a KitKat chocolate bar in the locker room after her two-hour two-set slugfest with world No1 Aryna Sabalenka on Friday night.
For those who had doubted whether the Brit would ever replicate the magical form she showed when lifting the US Open four years ago, this was a demonstration of her abilities.
Though she fell short, and was unable to capitalise on two clutch moments in set two, she earned widespread respect for slugging it out with the three-time Grand Slam champion on Centre Court.
Petchey, who joined her team on a part-time basis in March, has had a transformative impact on her form and demeanour but there is no guarantee that coaching gig will continue.
The former tennis player earns a decent living as a respected TV analyst but has to decide now whether to give that all up to sit in Raducanu’s box.
Raducanu said: “It’s very difficult. He obviously also has his commentating commitments.
“He agreed to help me until the end of Wimbledon and then we kind of see from there.
“Because he gave up some work to work with me here, which I really appreciate and I’m grateful for.
“That’s a conversation that we need to have after a few days and the dust settles a little bit.”
