{"id":68223,"date":"2025-07-16T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68223\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T22:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:00:12","slug":"anne-keothavong-suggests-if-she-thinks-emma-raducanu-should-keep-mark-petchey-as-her-coach-as-wimbledon-finishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/68223\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Keothavong suggests if she thinks Emma Raducanu should keep Mark Petchey as her coach as Wimbledon finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Emma Raducanu impressed tennis fans at Wimbledon in 2025, despite exiting at the third round stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/emma-raducanu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raducanu<\/a>, who has slipped to British number three behind Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal, put forward a resilient effort against world number one <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a> but ultimately lost 6-7 4-6.<\/p>\n<p>Since her spectacular <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open<\/a> victory in 2021, the Brit has experienced something of a coaching roundabout, including Torben Beltz and Dimitri Tursunov.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu is now working with Mark Petchey and has averaged a 15-8 record whilst working with the former professional player.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2223604577-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu of United Kingdom plays a forehand in the Ladies' Singles Third Round match against Aryna Sabalenka on day five of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 04, 2025 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-314341\" \/>Photo by Shi Tang\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Upon the conclusion of Wimbledon, former British number one Anne Keothavong has assessed whether Raducanu should keep Petchey on, or look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Keothavong says Mark Petchey has had a \u2018positive impact\u2019 but it\u2019s \u2018not straightforward\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Anne Keothavong, who reached a career high of 48 on the WTA Tour during her playing career, has spoken about Emma Raducanu\u2019s coaching dilemma. <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/mark-petchey-provides-update-on-his-coaching-partnership-with-emma-raducanu-and-confirms-her-next-tournament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Petchey recently provided an update<\/a> regarding his ongoing partnership with Raducanu.<\/p>\n<p>Keothavong, who is the British Fed Cup captain, said: \u201cIt obviously is important and we\u2019ve seen the positive impact Petch has had on her over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEqually, it\u2019s not that straightforward. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2222590279-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu of Great Britain looks on with coach Mark Petchey during a training session prior to The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2025 in London, England.\" class=\"wp-image-312772\" \/>Photo by Dan Istitene\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, she\u2019s clearer than ever of what is required in terms of what kind of team she wants around her and she finds that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they can find a way to make it work, then that would be brilliant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu installed Petchey into her coaching team during the Miami Open in March on a \u2018casual basis\u2019 and has worked with the former US Open champion during the French Open and Wimbledon majors.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu enters the Washington Open<\/p>\n<p>Despite uncertainty over her coaching situation, Emma Raducanu has planned her next tournament after <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/4298860\/pegula-raducanu-and-zheng-highlight-washington-entry-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">entered<\/a> the Washington Open, joining the likes of Jessica Pegula and Qinwen Zheng, who both suffered disappointing Wimbledon campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>A plethora of American talents are returning home to compete, with <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Fritz<\/a>, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton all set to compete at the ATP 500 event.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will run for one week, from July 21 to 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu impressed tennis fans at Wimbledon in 2025, despite exiting at the third round stage. 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