Emma Raducanu has reportedly been given the green light to employ Mark Petchey as her coach for this summer\u2019s Wimbledon Championships.<\/p>\n
Petchey is currently working for the Tennis Channel as their TV commentator but the broadcaster has reportedly allowed the 54-year-old to work with Raducanu<\/a> in the summer.<\/p>\n The former player was in Raducanu\u2019s box in Miami, which saw the 22-year-old reach the quarter-final, her best performance in a tournament this year, and it appears their work together will continue for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n Raducanu has already been through a number of coaches this year with Nick Cavaday stepping aside due to health issues before Vlado Platenik lasted just one match.<\/p>\n Petchey, who also works with Amazon Prime, ITV and the BBC, was in the crowd for Raducanu\u2019s Miami exploits but is not officially part of her coaching team.<\/p>\n The tournament in Miami was a welcome return to form for the Briton after she reached the first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of her career.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite losing today I can take some good positives from this week and look forward,\u201d Raducanu said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I just need to take a beat and kind of reevaluate what I\u2019m doing. This week it was good but I need to kind of just figure things out and then I\u2019ll make a plan from there.\u201d<\/p>\n Petchey has previously spoken in support of Raducanu, suggesting the criticism of her was too harsh.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that she is misunderstood,\u201d Petchey told Betway in January. \u201cIf there was an Olympic event for cutting people down who have been successful, as a nation, we (Great Britain) would win the gold medal for it every four years.<\/p>\n More Emma Raducanu news from Tennis365<\/strong><\/p>\n Emma Raducanu form draws Andy Murray comparison as ex-WTA star makes bold assertion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Emma Raducanu\u2019s ranking, prize money, sponsors and her next tournament<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s had to deal with so much which must be incredibly hard for a youngster who is on the cover of every magazine and everybody\u2019s favourite tennis player after the US Open. Obviously, when things don\u2019t go from strength to strength, the attitudes of some people change.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s already getting called a one-Slam wonder like she\u2019s never going to win one again, and that must be incredibly difficult to deal with. People love to take pot shots at her but there\u2019s a lot more to her than just being a tennis player.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is so much more to her personality, and she has so many other interests which people don\u2019t realise.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s not arrogant, but you\u2019ve got to be confident. You\u2019ve got to believe in yourself to exist and survive. Let alone thrive.<\/p>\n \u201cTennis is a ruthless, hostile environment where you have at a Grand Slam, 127 other players who absolutely want to beat your brains out.<\/p>\n \u201cThey want the same dream that you\u2019re fighting for, the same trophy and only one person is going to put a pair of hands on that silverware at the end of it. So, if you don\u2019t back yourself, no one else is going to back you.\u201d<\/p>\n Read next:\u00a0How Lionel Messi powered Jakub Mensik to Miami Open final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post Emma Raducanu given \u2018green light\u2019 for new Wimbledon coach<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emma Raducanu has reportedly been given the green light to employ Mark Petchey as her coach for this summer\u2019s Wimbledon Championships. Petchey is currently working for the Tennis Channel as their TV commentator but the broadcaster has reportedly allowed the 54-year-old to work with Raducanu in the summer. 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