Emma Raducanu and coach Vladimir Platenik part ways after just one match
Emma Raducanu and coach Vladimir Platenik have parted ways after working together for just one match, her management team confirmed on Wednesday.
Platenik started working with Raducanu on a trial basis two weeks ago and was present during her first-round defeat at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. to Moyuka Uchijima on March 6.
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However, Platenik, 49, was not seen in her box for Raducanu's 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sayaka Ishii at the Miami Open on Wednesday.
After the match a representative from her team at IMG confirmed the split, stating that: 'Emma has the utmost respect for Vlado and the work they started but it wasn't quite heading in the right direction.'
Platenik, a respected coach who has worked previously with top-10 players Daria Kasatkina and Dominika Cibulkova, and most recently Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun, said in an interview with Slovakian outlet Dennik N two weeks ago that he expected to be working with Raducanu until and including the French Open.
But Raducanu has now decided to move in a different direction after working with Platenik in Miami in the lead-up to the tournament.
The last month has been extremely challenging for Raducanu, after a male spectator exhibited 'fixated behavior' towards her during her match against Karolina Muchova at the Dubai Tennis Championships on February 18.
Raducanu became visibly upset when she spotted the spectator, who had approached her at a cafe a day earlier. The man gave her a letter containing his name and contact details and a printed photo of herself.
After weighing up whether to take a break from tennis, Raducanu travelled to Indian Wells the following week with her fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura and British coach Tom Welsh, who supported her for the tournament.
Platenik then joined the team, as Raducanu continued her search for a permanent coach to replace Nick Cavaday, who stepped down in January after more than a year in the role amid health concerns. If we include Platenik, Raducanu is now looking for an eighth coach in less than four years.
Next up for her is a second-round Miami Open match against the American world No. 10 Emma Navarro on Friday. That's the focus for now, as the search continues for a new coach.
'Emma is now focused on doing as well as she can here in Miami after her solid start today and will continue looking for the right coach,' her team said on Wednesday.
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