Emma Raducanu is giving credit to Vladimir Platenik for her Miami Open run and has nothing but positive to say about the Slovak coach but insists she simply felt it wasn't the right timing for them to collaborate.
A day before launching her Indian Wells run, the British tennis player announced that she added Platenik on a trial basis. Then, just before starting her Miami campaign, the 2021 US Open champion decided that they should go their separate ways. While it was on a trial basis, many were still surprised to see the partnership ending after just two weeks.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Platenik said that Raducanu told him she was under a lot of stress and pressure.
However, the split didn't impact the Briton negatively at all since she has been through to her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal in Miami after beating the likes of Sayaka Ishii, Emma Navarro, McCartney Kessler and Amanda Anisimova.
Raducanu: I did some really good work with Platenik but it wasn't the right time for me
"I think the work that we did before the tournament, I mean, it wasn't long. It was only maybe two weeks, ten days, but we did some really good work. I think I'm getting some benefits on the match court right now are from what we did," the 22-year-old said.
"He is a great coach. He's so experienced. He's worked with so many players and brought them up to the top, and developed players. So, I respect him a lot as a coach. I think for me it just, I guess, wasn't right at the time, and I'm not sure going forward, but I think this week was a great eye-opener to just when I'm happy and expressive and myself."
Raducanu also said that being assisted in Miami by Jane O'Donough and Mark Petchey - two coaches with whom she has worked since her junior days - helps a lot.
The Briton meets Jessica Pegula in the Miami quarterfinal.
