Emma Raducanu is ‘totally invested’ in tennis, Mark Petchey has said, as her former coach implored people to appreciate how much effort she puts into the sport.

Chrissie Evert, the 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, knows something about being involved with a fellow tennis player. She and Jimmy Connors were engaged in 1974 and when both players won Wimbledon singles titles that year, they were dubbed the “Love Double.”

Fans think they know why Emma Raducanu did not embrace Jack Draper after the pair played in the first round of the new US Open mixed doubles event.

Emma Raducanu has hired Francisco Roig as her new full-time coach, with the Spaniard replacing Mark Petchey, who worked with the British No. 1 on an ad-hoc basis

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz will face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper at the US Open in New York after the mixed doubles event was completely revamped for 2025

Raducanu and her US Open mixed doubles partner, Carlos Alcaraz, fell to a defeat against Draper and Jessica Pegula on Tuesday

Mark Petchey says he is “super happy” for Emma Raducanu after she hired Francisco Roig as her new coach. Petchey started working with the British No. 1 on an ad-hoc basis when they bumped into each other at the Miami Open earlier this year, but he says he was never supposed to be a full-time member of Raducanu’s team.

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz are set to take part in the US Open's mixed doubles event, and the pair will face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in their opening match