Emma Raducan: Former coach Vladimir Plantik says that “stress” and “pressure” lagged behind in just two weeks | Tennis news
Coach Vladimir Platinik understands Emma Raducan’s decision to separate with him and says that the British star “felt stressful”.
Raducan returns to another new coach after working with a plantics just two weeks before he completed his trial period together.
This comes after the US Open 2021 champion suffered a defeat in the first round from Moyuka Uchii at Indian Wells.
“I fully understand Emma, she is not in a light position. The world is looking at her after the US Open -Open everyone expects, including herself, what she will do next,” said Platik BBC Sport.
“So, it is absolutely understandable to me that she is under great pressure. She told me she was feeling stressful.
“There are no heavy feelings on my part. The relationship ended in a fair way, maybe too fast, but this is tennis, this is a sport. We have to respect it.
“She didn’t feel good, and that was her decision. I didn’t want to go into deeper communication about it. I think the player must feel good and the player should make a decision. Sometimes you make a good decision and sometimes bad.”
Training changes have become something like a topic of Raducanu’s career, although it seemed that the 22-year-old found some stability, along with Nick Cavaday, who appointed him ahead of the Australian Open 2024. Before he left for health reasons at the beginning of 2025. She has not had a permanent coach ever since.
Raducan returned this week in the winning ways when she flew to win 6-2 6-1 over the Japanese wild cards of Sayak Ishii in the first round of Miami Open.
Friday faces eighth seed Emma Navarro, in the second round, Live on Sky Sports tennis.
In a previous interview with the Slovak newspaper Dennik N, Platik noticed that he had approached Raducan after the triumph of the US Open, while underpinning his belief that working with her could be suicide training. “
“Emma is stressed by a newspaper article, so the agent gave this comment:” Maybe it’s a little unhappy, but I’m not angry, “he added.
“I always tell the truth, because tennis is a sincere sport.
“I was always honest, maybe I was too honest and a lot of players and parents and people around the players don’t like it, but tennis is a sincere sport.”
Miami open schedule
Friday 21. March: Second round of male and female
Saturday 22. March: Third Circle of Male
Sunday 23. March: Third Circle of Male and Women
Monday 24th March: Third Circle of Male
Tuesday, March 25: A quarterfinals of women/fourth Run
Wednesday 26. March: Male and Female Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 27: The semifinals of the female/male quarterfinals
Friday March 28: Male semi -finals
Saturday 29. March: Women’s Finals
Sunday 30th March: Men’s Finals
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