Emma Raducanu and coach Vladamir Platenik have break up after simply 14 days, and one match, working collectively, her administration group confirmed on Wednesday.
Platenik began working with Raducanu on a trial foundation shortly earlier than the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, the place the British No. 2 was defeated within the first spherical by Moyuka Uchijima in what was her first outing since a stalker disrupted her match in Dubai.
However when Raducanu raced into the second spherical of the Miami Open on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 conquer Sayaka Ishii, Platenik was not in her field.
After the match, a consultant from her administration group IMG confirmed: “Emma and Vlado have parted methods.
“Emma has the utmost respect for Vlado and the work they began but it surely wasn’t fairly not off course. Emma is now centered on doing in addition to she will be able to right here in Miami after her strong begin in the present day and can proceed searching for the suitable coach.”
The transfer means Raducanu is looking for her eighth coach in lower than 4 years, having seen Nick Cavaday — who labored together with her for a 12 months — step down after the Australian Open in January as a result of well being causes.
Platenik, who beforehand labored with top-10 gamers Daria Kasatkina and Dominika Cibulkova, was as a result of coach Raducanu till a minimum of the French Open on the finish of Could.
His absence didn’t appear to be notably felt on Wednesday when Raducanu thrashed Ishii, organising a conflict with world No. 10 Emma Navarro.
“It is going to be an especially difficult match,” Raducanu mentioned throughout her on-court interview. “She’s in all probability in higher kind, so I can exit and specific myself and try to compete for each level.”