Emma Raducanu admits she needs to 'figure another solution out' for coaching situation ahead of French Open 2025 amid Mark Petchey arrangement
Published 06/05/2025 at 17:25 GMT+1
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The clay-court season is well underway and Emma Raducanu will soon turn her attention to Roland-Garros - with all the action live on TNT Sports and discovery+. First up is the Italian Open, where Raducanu finds herself in an unusual coaching situation, with part-time partnership with Mark Petchey unavailable and Jane O'Donoghue standing in until the end of the tournament.
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Emma Raducanu said she needs to "figure another solution out" to her coaching situation ahead of the French Open later this month.
The Brit started a part-time partnership with Mark Petchey in March, but Andy Murray's former coach is juggling the role with television work and, as a result, is unavailable for the Italian Open.
Former Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) national women's coach, Jane O'Donoghue, is working with Raducanu on a temporary basis in Rome.
"It's been working pretty well," Raducanu told BBC Sport.
"Mark is doing his commentary work and around that he is going to help me as much as he can, and hopefully the times align that he can be there with me in the matches.
"That's why Jane is here, for when he's not able to make it to the session.
"While she's not working it's nice to have her as much as possible, but she will go back to work and then I need to figure another solution out."
On whom could become her next full-time coach, Raducanu added: "I just need to work on who that person is."
The 22-year-old is aiming for better success at the Italian Open after losing out to Marta Kostyuk in the second round of the Madrid Open last month.
After Rome, full focus will be on the French Open - live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
"I feel slightly better than I did in Madrid," Raducanu said. "I want to use this period of the clay season to try and work on certain things in my game that I think are going to help me bridge the gap to the next level.
"I want to take more balls on. I want to be more aggressive in certain points. I want to structure the points more on my terms.
"I know I may make more errors doing that, but I'm willing to go through that."
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When is the 2025 French Open?
Qualifying for the men's and women's singles at the 2025 French Open starts on Monday, May 19.
The singles main draw gets under way on Sunday, May 25, with the first round played across three days from May 25 until May 27.
The semi-finals of the men's and women's singles will take place on June 5 and 6 ahead of the women's singles final on June 7 and the men's singles final on June 8.
Singles play begins at 10:00 UK time every day until the semi-finals, and there are night sessions starting at 19:15 UK time every day until the semis.
Both singles finals begin at 14:00 UK time.
How to watch and stream the 2025 French Open?
You can watch all the action from the 2025 French Open live in the UK on TNT Sports and discovery+.
As well as all the live coverage from around Roland-Garros, there will be expert analysis from on-site and in the studio.
You can watch every moment of the 2025 French Open live on TNT Sports and on discovery+
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