Emma Raducanu<\/a> departs Wimbledon<\/a> confident she is on the right path but with her coaching situation again up in the air.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old had the Centre Court<\/a> crowd believing in another fairytale as she fought toe-to-toe with Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> before the world number one eventually battled to a 7-6 (6) 6-4 third-round victory.<\/p>\n Raducanu smiled through tears in her post-match press conference as she balanced disappointment at the result with the satisfaction of having come so close.<\/p>\n Central to Raducanu\u2019s good run over the last few months, though, has been coach Mark Petchey, who took a break from his media commitments to be with her full-time during the grass-court season having worked on an ad hoc basis since they first linked up in Miami in March.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very difficult,\u201d said Raducanu when asked where the partnership goes from here.<\/p>\n \u201cHe obviously also has his commentating commitments. He agreed to help me until the end of Wimbledon and then we see from there because he gave up some work to work with me here, which I really appreciate and I\u2019m grateful for.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a conversation that we need to have after a few days and the dust settles a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n If Raducanu does not continue with Petchey, it will be back to the drawing board, and the former US Open champion\u2019s difficult run after splitting from former coach Nick Cavaday in January was another demonstration that she plays her best tennis when she has people she trusts around her.<\/p>\n Raducanu\u2019s childhood coach Jane O\u2019Donoghue, who has helped out when Petchey has been unavailable, is returning to her day job in finance after taking a sabbatical and is also unlikely to travel as much.<\/p>\n A reunion with Cavaday could be a possibility, with the 39-year-old now recovered from the health problems that forced him to step away.<\/p>\n He was alongside Petchey when Raducanu played at Queen\u2019s Club and may yet take a more active role again.<\/p>\n Get 4 months free with ExpressVPN<\/p>\n Servers in 105 Countries Try for free<\/a><\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/p>\n Get 4 months free with ExpressVPN<\/p>\n Servers in 105 Countries![\"How](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Express_VPN.png\")
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