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.

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

The much-talked-about pairing of Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz fell to an early exit in the US Open’s mixed doubles competition on Tuesday, losing their first-round match and failing to win a set.

British number one and 2021 US Open winner Emma Raducanu has brought in yet another coach; this time she has called for the help of Francisco Roig, who was the alternate coach for 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal.

The tennis player couldn't focus on her match with a baby that had been crying in the audience for nearly 10 minutes.

Watch as Emma Raducanu complains about a crying child in the crowd during her narrow defeat to Aryna Sabalenka at the Cincinnati Open.

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.”

Mats Wilander thinks Emma Raducanu is a better player now than she was four years ago when she won the US Open, and the former seven-time Grand Slam champion believes the 22-year has what it takes to be a top-10 player again but remains unsure if she is good enough to win another Major just yet.