Emma Raducanu’s coach suggests he could leave her team as Brit’s next tournament is revealed
Mark Petchey has given an update on his collaboration with Emma Raducanu and proclaimed that the Brit needs to bring another coach into her team.
The world No 40 fell 6-7(6), 4-6 to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a pulsating third round encounter at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.
Raducanu was up a break in both sets as she pushed the three-time major winner hard, and many feel it was the 22-year-old’s best performance since her stunning run to the 2021 US Open title as a qualifier.
Having lost six of her first nine matches of the 2025 season, Raducanu has compiled a healthy 15-8 record since joining forces with Petchey at the Miami Open in March.
Speaking on the Grand Slam Daily podcast, Petchey addressed whether he will continue coaching Raducanu in the North American hard-court swing.
“She is practising this week here in London,” said the former British No 1. “Her next tournament is going to be in Washington and then she will stay out in the States for the whole time. Obviously, our situation is a little fluid at the moment.
“I am going to help her this week as much as I can. I have some other commitments I can’t get out of. Look, we are very aware she needs a second coach to come in on board, and maybe just one coach, not me as well.
“All I am trying to do here is try to facilitate the best possible environment for Emma to produce the tennis that she can, whether that involves me or doesn’t involve me, it’s really not a question I’m worried about.
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“It just means we are trying to find something that is going to be really stable and good for her.
“It was a great tennis match [against Sabalenka]. Really believed she had a chance of winning. She has been hitting the ball great since her Tuesday practice.
“I have personally gone out and sought out opinions from people that I respect in the industry that are coaching, asking what they felt about the match, what she could have done better.
“That gives you a little bit of a chance to formulate a plan going forward for practice this week and obvious for her future. Yeah, in general more positives than negatives.
“There is still a little part of you that thinks, what might have been, what might have been…”
Reflecting on his time with Raducanu so far, Petchey added: “Listen, I’ve had a great time. Been very fortunate to coach two of Britain’s biggest stars, in Andy Murray and Emma, obviously it comes with a lot of pressure.
“You take it very personally. You are always questioning yourself. You always want to do the best for them.
“When you have somebody’s career in your hands to some degree, it obviously is extremely stressful and you are always looking to make sure you are making all the right decisions at the right times. Listen, I think she’s in a good spot.
“It’s obviously a big summer for her, she has got very few points coming off until March next year. She can really make a big push to the top 20 and that is obviously her goal.”
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