Emma Raducanu: Mark Petchey says Brit needs permanent coach but he cannot commit to it | Tennis News

Mark Pitci admits that Emma Radocano needs a permanent coach but says he will not be.

Raducanu has enjoyed some positive results since associated with former British number 1 on an unofficial basis in March.

The 22 -year -old arrived in the third round in Wimbledon after he left Mimi Show and a former hero in Merfa Fondosova before. Giving World 1 Arena Sabalinka scary in a narrow defeat 7-6 (8-6) 6-4.

But Petchey insists that his TV obligations mean that he cannot take full -time role.

“I think now we are in the short term,” he told the newspaper.

“She is practicing this week in London and its next hero is Washington, and will remain in the United States all the time.

“We have a little liquid at the moment. I will help her this week as much as I can, I have some other obligations that I can’t get out of.

“We are fully aware that she needs a second coach to go out on board and perhaps only one coach, not me too.

“All I am trying to do is facilitate the best possible environment for Emma to produce the tennis you can.

“Whether it includes me or does not include me, it is not a question I am concerned about. We are just trying to find something that will be stable or good for it.”

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The Sabalinka match had sparked a crowd from the center’s court late at night and offered more encouragement that Radocano can return to the level he moved to the open title in the United States in 2021.

“It was a great tennis match. It was very positive from a point of view that you can think about the fact that the match was great, and gets notes from the people they are talking about,” Petchey, 54, added.

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