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US Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz take on Jack Draper in mixed doubles action
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Emma Raducanu's former coach issues defiant defence of British No 1 - and names the key reason he thinks star can succeed on the eve of the US Open
's former coach Mark Petchey has issued a defiant defence of his former charge as the British No 1 gears up to mimic her 2021 US Open triumph at Flushing Meadows this week. Raducanu began working with Petchey during the Miami Open, and under the former coach of Andy Murray 's aegis, the 22-year-old has experienced a consistency in her form that has only ever been rivalled in her career during those months ahead of her miraculous victory in New York four years ago. After improving her limited clay-court prowess, Raducanu enjoyed strong outings on grass, playing one of the matches of the tournament at Wimbledon against world No1 Aryna Sabalenka. During the American swing, Raducanu has also impressed, reaching the semi-finals in Washington DC, and taking Sabalenka the distance in their second meeting this summer at last week's Cincinnati Open. Now working with Rafael Nadal 's old mentor Francisco Roig, Raducanu will be keen to make a deep run at the US Open, having never come close to replicating her debut success. But Petchey was bullish about the British No 1's chances to again hit the heights she did with her first Grand Slam win, in part due to her total immersion in the sport. 'From my perspective, I hope people can really understand how much she loves tennis,' Petchey told OLBG as he reflected on the 'awesome' experience coaching Raducanu short-term. 'She's totally invested in it. She watches it all the time. She practices as hard as anyone I know and has spent more time on the court, or as much time on the court, as everybody else. And obviously she's living a very different life. 'She's living a lot of her career in reverse and that's not been easy. Having set the bar so high so early on in your career every week you are measured not just by other people's expectations but also your own expectations. That is a good thing because it drives you to be as good as you can be. 'But on the other hand, it's difficult, because at times it can feel like you're not hitting the standard you want to because that's where your bar is at. From that perspective, her work ethic and her desire to be able to do what she did back in 2021 is as great as I remember it in 2020 when I first had a chance to work with her.' Petchey and Raducanu only worked together formally until the end of Wimbledon due to the short-term nature of their partnership, which was in part dependent on his ongoing broadcasting commitments. During their handful of months together, Petchey was at times unable to watch Raducanu's matches - such as at the French Open in May, when his daughter Myah filled in as a 'mini-Mark' while he was offering up punditry on air. In Roig - who cut an encouragingly vocal presence in Cincinnati, their first tournament together - Raducanu will be able to rely on a constant figure, something Petchey believes will be an enormous benefit to the young player. 'The way we stopped working together was totally amicable,' Petchey continued. 'My job at the start with her was going to be just Miami. Then obviously it became longer through to Wimbledon, and then obviously she had three days with Francis Roig, Rafael Nadal's former coach, after Wimbledon and that went well. 'But he couldn't start due to other commitments until Cincinnati. So, around the work stuff that I have, we stayed in contact, and I helped her up in Montreal as best I could. 'But eventually my commitments were going to be too much to be a lead person for her in that environment. I think it's really a great opportunity for her to work with somebody like Francisco who has worked with one of the best players of all time. 'To have time alone with Francisco, to work on the stuff is a golden opportunity for her and him to try to take her game to the next level where she's going to be able to win majors. 'I think they'll be great, I think they'll be a great partnership. I'm super happy for her and I'm super excited about her potential.' 'We never got to the stage where we discussed whether it would be a full-time role. But she knows where I am. I'm not planning to change my number!' Raducanu's time in New York got off to an exciting, if not particularly successful, start on Tuesday afternoon, when she partnered up in a hotly anticipated mixed doubles pairing with Carlos Alcaraz as part of the US Open's revamped event. Although the pair did not progress past the first round, their connection on-court was clear Although competing for an eye-watering $1million prize, Alcaraz and Raducanu looked completely at ease with one another's company, laughing and chatting between points and displaying what Raducanu referred to as their 'genuine connection' on-court. The players' pairing-up had first sparked romance rumours, but both were insistent that they are simply good friends. But friendship alone could not help the two strong singles players against fierce opposition, with fellow British No 1 Jack Draper and his partner, ex-world No 1 in doubles Jessica Pegula claiming the win in straight sets.
BBC News
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Who will win the US Open men's singles?
We're just days away from the start of the US Open singles competitions - but which of these players do you think will win the men's event?Pick your favourite from the selection vote opens at 17:00 BST on Wednesday, 20 August and closes at 17:00 BST on Thursday, 21 final results will be displayed after the vote has closed.
Scottish Sun
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- Scottish Sun
Pool star Jayson Shaw and family cheat death as horror storm battered house and caused living room ceiling to collapse
STAR'S SHOCK Pool star Jayson Shaw and family cheat death as horror storm battered house and caused living room ceiling to collapse Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JAYSON SHAW is living in a hotel in the United States after a storm damaged his seven-bedroom home – and almost caused a family tragedy. Scotland's greatest nineball pool player is in Atlantic City this week for the $500,000 US Open, one of the key events on the calendar. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Jayson Shaw is Scotland's greatest nineball pool player Credit: Getty Yet back home in Connecticut, the Mosconi Cup-winning skipper and his family are dealing with the aftermath of severe weather during the July 4 weekend celebrations. Shaw – a father of two children aged six and 10 – lives with his American wife and his in-laws, who were thankfully not at home when their living room ceiling COLLASPED due to a build-up of water. Not only was their part of the mansion ruined but Shaw's prized pool table, which was used in the Mosconi Cup, and professional equipment have all been damaged, too. The Glaswegian, nicknamed Eagle Eye, explained: 'On July 4, there was a mini cyclone. Four trees fell down in my back garden. READ MORE IN SPORT THAT HERTZ Arsenal rocked by Havertz injury as Arteta desperately hunts for replacement 'They wiped out my chicken house – killed all my chickens. Knocked down a big gazebo in the garden which we had built for barbecues. 'We got lucky that it never hit the house. Then the next morning I got up, I was outside and my wife said: 'What was that loud bang in the house?' 'When I went into my living room, I found the ceiling was on the floor! I'm guessing with all the trees that had fallen down, on the roof were big pieces of debris. 'That had ripped up like 20 tiles off the roof. So all the water had gone into the attic, went into the insulation in the house and it had soaked in. 'I guess it just sagged down into the ceiling and early in the morning, it finally fell down. There was water dripping everywhere. 'I went downstairs and it was all over my pool table. All over all my cues. Everything was just on the floor. Everything was ruined. 'My mother-in-law and father-in-law had gone away for the weekend. But usually they would have been at home. 'They could have been in the living room at the time because that's where their space is. 'I'm kind of lucky that they weren't there because being in their 70s, who knows what could have happened. Luckily nobody was injured.' Shaw – who plays on Thursday in the Last 64 stage of the US Open – has spent the past six weeks dealing with insurance companies and arranging food and drink orders for the pool bar and restaurant that his family runs. 'A NIGHTMARE SITUATION' Everyone has decamped to a nearby hotel while the house is being fixed and the residual water is 'sucked out' by heavy-duty machines. Shaw added: 'It's a nightmare situation. I've got so much stuff that's completely ruined and we're going to have to completely renovate the full house. 'So, that's why we have to move out for three months. 'I'm kind of mad in a way and then kind of happy, too, that my kids are not injured or anybody is involved. 'But I'm lucky. I got a lot of good friends that have helped and obviously the family are pushing me to go to pool events. 'They are saying, this is a big opportunity and this is what you do for a living. 'So, go and try your hardest and if it doesn't happen then you know you can't really say it's your fault. It's out of your hands. 'So, I'm just playing free and will see what happens. I feel good on the table. 'I've got a lot of stuff on my mind. I'm just going to play my best and try my heart out and hopefully whatever's happened can spur me on to go deep in the tournament.' To watch the US Open Pool Championship please subscribe to
