Emma Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, will work with former coach Mark Petchey on a trial basis for the upcoming WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells. The British player, currently ranked No. 25, recently parted ways with Francisco Roig and had stated she was not actively seeking a new coach. This reunion comes after their four-month collaboration in 2025.
Emma Raducanu, the 23-year-old British tennis player and 2021 US Open winner, has decided to reunite with Mark Petchey, her coach from last season, for the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, California, which begins next week. This development was reported by The Times and follows Raducanu's statement just days earlier: "For now, I am not actively looking for a coach."
Raducanu, ranked No. 25 in the world, ended her partnership with coach Francisco Roig in early February. She most recently competed at the WTA 250 event in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, under the guidance of Alexis Canter, where she advanced to the final. Now, she turns back to Petchey, a 55-year-old former British professional who achieved a career-high ranking of No. 80 in 1994 and hails from Toronto.
Their previous collaboration lasted four months in 2025, starting at the WTA 1000 in Miami. During that period, the Toronto native reached the quarterfinals, according to reports. The pair ceased working together after the grass-court season, but Raducanu is now giving Petchey another opportunity on a trial basis as she prepares for the California swing.
This move provides Raducanu with familiar support ahead of the prestigious Indian Wells event, though the exact duration of the trial remains unspecified in available details.
