Raducanu’s ex-coach gives opinion on her Grand | Sports News

Emma Raducanu’s former coach Mark Petchey, who break up from the Brit earlier this summer time, has weighed in on whether or not she will be able to seize one other Grand Slam title. Raducanu etched her title in historical past when she claimed the 2021 US Open as a qualifier at simply 18-years-old, however she hasn’t hoisted one other trophy since.

The British No. 1 is now progressing below new mentor Francisco Roig, although she endured a crushing loss to ninth seed Elena Rybakina on the US Open.

Petchey believes it will not be “easy” for Raducanu to return to her profitable type.

The world No. 34 loved a strong North American hard-court marketing campaign, advancing to the Washington semi-finals earlier than reaching the third spherical in Canada, Cincinnati and Flushing Meadows.

At the US Open, Raducanu cruised via her opening two matches in roughly an hour apiece, barely surrendering any video games. However, she confronted a harsh wake-up call within the third spherical, as former Wimbledon champion Rybakina demolished her 6-1, 6-2.

Looking back on the competition, Petchey felt it supplied Raducanu with inspiration to proceed developing her recreation alongside her new coach, Roig.

Speaking to tennis betting web site BetVictor, Petchey mentioned: “What it said to me is everything that I hope people can see about Emma’s style of play. We’re in an era of big hitters. We talk about the pace of shots, from both Sabalenka and Anisimova.

“From Emma’s level of view her best type of profitable matches is up on the baseline redirecting the ball, shifting it round, making an attempt to get the opponent to maneuver earlier than they get a likelihood to set on the ball.

“That’s obviously something that she’s going to have to keep getting better at. She can’t get taller; she’s not going to suddenly have a Rybakina serve that’s going to get her as many free points.

“But that serve can get more correct, it could actually get her set up to play a little bit higher as time goes by.”

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While it will prove challenging for Raducanu to defeat the world’s elite players and their devastating power game, Petchey remains convinced it’s achievable.

“But it is one of these matches which simply goes to show you already know that it is not going to be straightforward to win one other Major,” he added.

“But that is what is going on to be so satisfying when she lastly does. These large hitters, these energy gamers that make life troublesome for her the place they do rush her are going to make issues difficult for her.

“But it’s just motivation for her to keep working on the things that she has been doing.”

Raducanu has been hitting balls on the apply courts with Roig in Barcelona and can check her type subsequent week after accepting a wildcard into the WTA 500 match in Seoul.