Emma Raducanu has parted methods with coach Vlado Platenik after simply 14 days collectively.
The previous Slovak tennis star spent solely two weeks and one match with the 22-year-old.
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As reported by The Day by day Mail, Platenik joined Raducanu earlier than her Indian Wells first spherical defeat to Moyuka Uchijima.
Nevertheless, he has now departed the position and did so forward of the Brit’s 6-2 6-1 Miami Open victory in opposition to Sayaka Ishii on Tuesday.
“Emma and Vlado have parted methods,” an announcement from Raducanu’s group mentioned.
“Emma has utmost respect for Vlado and the work they began however it wasn’t fairly on the right track.
“Emma is now targeted on doing in addition to she will be able to right here in Miami after her a stable begin right this moment and can proceed on the lookout for the appropriate coach.”
Platenik joined as coach regardless of a earlier interview through which he known as the job as ‘teaching suicide’.
“Emma additionally approached me in the same scenario proper after an ideal success [winning the US Open in 2021], which is why I mentioned it may very well be teaching suicide,’ he advised Slovak newspaper Dennik N, through the Day by day Mail.
“However now she is in a very totally different place.”
Their partnership was set to run till the tip of the French Open, however Raducanu is now searching for the eighth coach of her profession.
Her victory in Miami has arrange a second spherical conflict in opposition to Emma Navarro, who entered the match because the eighth seed.
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Raducanu has confronted a troublesome begin to the 2025 season having endured a terrifying scenario with a stalker.
She was the goal of ‘fixated behaviour’ by a person through the Dubai Tennis Championships final month.
The Brit was visibly emotional in her second spherical match in opposition to Karolina Muchova after recognizing him within the crowd.
Raducanu recalled: “I noticed him within the first recreation of the match and I used to be like, ‘I do not know the way I will end’.
“I actually could not see the ball via tears. I may barely breathe. I used to be like, ‘I would like to only take a breather.'”
Raducanu had further safety together with her throughout Indian Wells with the assistance of an ex-US secret service agent.