Emma Raducanu receives major boost as she makes key Wimbledon coach decision

Emma Raducanu has been handed a big coaching boost for this year’s Wimbledon Championships, although she is unlikely to link up with British icon Andy Murray.  The news of Murray’s split with Novak Djokovic on Tuesday sparked suggestions that the three-time major champion could coach Raducanu next.  Murray revealed he would like to work with Raducanu when discussing the possibility of coaching in 2022.

However, a Wimbledon collaboration between the two British stars has all but been ruled out — at least for this year.  This is because Raducanu is set to continue working with Murray’s former coach Mark Petchey, according to The Telegraph.  Petchey, a former British No 1 who works as a tennis commentator, has reportedly cleared his schedule to coach Raducanu for the grass-court season, including Wimbledon.

Raducanu first called on Petchey at the Miami Open after a difficult start to the season, and the partnership has proven fruitful so far.  The Brit holds an impressive 8-3 record since appointing the former world No 80, having reached the quarter-finals in Miami, the second round in Madrid and the last 16 in Rome. The 22-year-old had won just three of her nine matches in 2025 prior to Miami.

Raducanu gave insight into Petchey’s coaching approach ahead of her appearance in Rome.  “He’s not a super technical coach, there are certain tweaks, as always, but that is something I am going away from,” she told Sky Sports.  “I have been very technical in the past, there has been a time and a place for that because I needed to make improvements.  “But from now on, it’s more about doing the right things, taking the ball on more, and just repetition of certain drills and patterns, which he is very good at setting up.”

After winning three matches to reach to the fourth round at the Italian Open, Raducanu’s run ended with a heavy 1-6, 2-6 loss to Coco Gauff.  Following the defeat, Raducanu said: “I would love to just keep improving, keep playing. I think that’s a positive for me.  “I don’t want to go and hide in a hole somewhere, I want to get back out there, so that’s good.  “We’ll see how it goes in the next week before the French, if I get into Strasbourg. But, for now, I’ve played a good 12 days on the trot, so I’m looking forward to a day off or so and then getting back to it.”